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[–] grandkaiser@lemmy.today 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

dealing with time

Network engineer here, it's just as bad here. Currently trying to figure out what to do with 'gaining' a negative leap second. In 2025, we may lose one for the first time in digital history.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] kungen@feddit.nu 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I forgot what the N stands for in NTP, but the network engineer might know.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago
[–] grandkaiser@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Absolutely. I'm a ddi engineer. NTP plays a huge part in my work. Systems, including ntp, are designed to handle leap seconds. Negative leap seconds are uncharted territory. I could go off on a long rant about it, but I doubt people care that much. It's really dry stuff.

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago

I'll listen, then I can seem knowledgeable af when it gets mentioned on a call 3 days before it happens and everyone else is freaking out.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 days ago

We love long dry niche rants though.