[Newsbot]

Title: 'Leap Second' Clocks In On June 30
Category: Tech
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2015-06-25 12:42:45
Canadian

[DrCaleb]

For the computer geeks out there, this has the potential to break connections to some networking equipment, and older versions of Windows and Linux.

[BartSimpson]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

For the computer geeks out there, this has the potential to break connections to some networking equipment, and older versions of Windows and Linux.

Let's hope so! July 1 is the start of the fiscal year and maybe I can get some of that old sh*t replaced if it breaks!!

[PluggyRug]

Link malfunction?

[DrCaleb]

PluggyRug PluggyRug:

Link malfunction?

I updated it. Looks like the website changed it.

[DrCaleb]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

For the computer geeks out there, this has the potential to break connections to some networking equipment, and older versions of Windows and Linux.

Let's hope so! July 1 is the start of the fiscal year and maybe I can get some of that old sh*t replaced if it breaks!!

We have an easy fix, and July 1 is a holiday and I don't want to work.

All our systems get time from an internal NTP appliance. The appliance synchronizes to external servers. We're just going to turn off external sync for the day, drink beer, and make up the extra second on July 2nd.

[PluggyRug]

Still cannot open.

[DrCaleb]

PluggyRug PluggyRug:

Still cannot open.

Dammit!! None of those like being open in a frame.

http://www.gizmag.com/happy-leap-second/38027/

[PluggyRug]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/scien ... 43431.html