Comment Comment by nulagrithom I don't understand this one:> If I wait exactly one second, Unix time advances by exactly one secondHow does UTC jumping around affect this? If a leap second is removed it doesn't mean you've waited 0 seconds.I feel like this is wrong too:> If there’s a leap second in a day, Unix time either repeats or omits a second as appropriate to make them match.It's not Unix time doing that. It's UTC. parent nulagrithom 7 years ago
> If I wait exactly one second, Unix time advances by exactly one second
How does UTC jumping around affect this? If a leap second is removed it doesn't mean you've waited 0 seconds.
I feel like this is wrong too:
> If there’s a leap second in a day, Unix time either repeats or omits a second as appropriate to make them match.
It's not Unix time doing that. It's UTC.