you were right. It seems that, due to variations in the Earth’s rotational speed when compared to time as measured by atomic clocks that it is necessary to add a second to the clock this year. I originally read about it over at slashdot but if you have a burning desire to read and understand more, wikipedia has some stuff.
Fun things.
January 1, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Sure hope all enjoyed their “leap second” last night (on top of it having been a “leap year”!). Here’s to a safe and happy New Year to all!