F-ckin Leap Seconds, how do they work?

Tue Jul 3 21:40:09 UTC 2012

valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu <valdis.kletnieks at vt.edu> wrote:
>
> Leap seconds are added for the exact same reason leap days are - the
> earth's rotation isn't a clean multiple of the year.

No leap seconds have nothing to do with years.

Tony.
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