On 2020-02-10 16:01, Steve Summit wrote:

[crossposted to three lists -- beware if replying] To: leapsecs@leapsecond.com, time-nuts@lists.febo.com, tz@iana.org

For your amusement:

https://xkcd.com/2266/

(I think Randall Munroe is a closet time nut.)

He would be if those guys above [@febo.com] had not co-opted that term for those dedicated to precision timekeeping in the sub-ns realms and/or precision frequency references with stabilities better than 10^-12/ppt: the rest of us are at best time fruits or time fans. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised.