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The new Y2K fear - Leap Seconds
Posted on 1/8/15 at 1:24 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 1:24 pm
Computer chaos feared over 2015's leap second
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The year 2015 will have an extra second — which could wreak havoc on the infrastructure powering the Internet.
At 11:59 p.m. on June 30, clocks will count up all the way to 60 seconds. That will allow the Earth's spin to catch up with atomic time.
The Earth's spin is gradually slowing down, by about two thousandths of a second per day, but atomic clocks are constant. That means that occasionally years have to be lengthened slightly, to allow the slowing Earth to catch up with the constant clock.
But last time it happened, in 2012, it took down much of the Internet. Reddit, Foursquare, Yelp and LinkedIn all reported problems, and so did the Linux operating system and programs using Java.
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The reset has happened 25 times since they were introduced in 1972, but the computer problems are getting more serious as increasing numbers of computers sync up with atomic clocks. Those computers and servers are then shown the same second twice in a row — throwing them into a panic.
If a computer is told to do an operation at the time that is repeated, for instance, the computer is unsure what to do. Or if an e-mail is received in that moment, it could find its way in the wrong bit of the server.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 1:56 pm to AnonymousTiger
Bring on the lucrative IT contracts to fix it.
Posted on 1/8/15 at 3:15 pm to AnonymousTiger
Now to just figure out a way to steal fractions of pennies from every transaction...
Posted on 1/8/15 at 3:28 pm to LSUtigerME
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Now to just figure out a way to steal fractions of pennies from every transaction...
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 3:28 pm to LSUtigerME
The pennies that are for everyone
It was so bad that I never heard of it happening.
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But last time it happened, in 2012, it took down much of the Internet. Reddit, Foursquare, Yelp and LinkedIn all reported problems, and so did the Linux operating system and programs using Java.
It was so bad that I never heard of it happening.
This post was edited on 1/8/15 at 3:30 pm
Posted on 1/8/15 at 4:48 pm to Mr Gardoki
OMG< sys admins are going to have to reboot servers. The horror!
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:49 pm to Mr Gardoki
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The pennies that are for everyone
Oh my gosh. Are you talking about the pennies in the jar for the crippled children?
Posted on 1/8/15 at 6:59 pm to LSUtigerME
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Now to just figure out a way to steal fractions of pennies from every transaction...
Bad idea. That means prison. And I'm not talking a country club...
Posted on 1/8/15 at 7:06 pm to Hopeful Doc
No you're thinking about the tray. I'm talking about the pennies for everyone.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 8:22 am to AnonymousTiger
I've already recommended to our board that we close all operations on the 30 of June and reopen on the 6th of July in order to effectively address this situation.
June 30 2012 was a horrible day for us.
June 30 2012 was a horrible day for us.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 8:36 am to ILikeLSUToo
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Bring on the lucrative IT contracts to fix it.
Corporate Accounts Payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment!
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