@guardianaustralia: Goodbye, adios and au revoir to the leap second! After decades of quibbling, timekeepers from 69 countries have voted to adopt the leap hour from next year, aiming to reduce the risk of computers tripping over as their software grapples with minutes lasting 61 seconds (or worse, 59 seconds), instead of a round 60. @Matilda Boseley explains. Based on original reporting from the Guardian's science editor Ian Sample. Video produced by Susie Dodds.

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quantum brownie :

Surely they could’ve gone for a leap minute, letting the timekeeping to be off by an hour seems excessive

Violet, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️ :

kicking the can down the road rather than massive swaths of software updates seems so reasonable, who knows if it'll even matter in a millennia. so glad they were sensible

rainzy :

it's not milliseconds off it's like 6 minutes

ashefongugu :

I’ve been telling these people. I’m never late, their watches are wrong

carly ✨ :

omg this is like spy kids 4

yoshi :

great. another thing I’ve lost

Raine Delay 🛼 :

I just wanna know where your dress is from and does it have pockets?

ؘ :

They are messing with time

Rachel :

From how many countries?

Pepe Kellaway :

There you go - not our problem!

OzKat :

I only know of this because my boyfriend read the news a few days ago in bed and audibly cheered.

Sam Connelly :

the Y2K bug that's going to hit us in 2035 has already impacted global pension systems.

Starless :

acting like humans gonna be alive if some big fat losers keep being selfish

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