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By skoop
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Published: Jan 02 2009 / 17:28

The start of this new year started with some buzz about a leap second being introduced between Dec 31st 2008, 23:59:59 and Jan 1st 2009, 00:00:00. I've had people ask where this leap second actually comes from, and whether you need to worry about it in your applications. To understand leap seconds means, unfortunately, understanding how time is actually kept.
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zynasis replied ago:

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sure that explained what leap seconds are, but it didnt say anything about what to do with them

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