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xkcd #2867: DateTime (imgs.xkcd.com)

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It's not just time zones and leap seconds. SI seconds on Earth are slower because of relativity, so there are time standards for space stuff (TCB, TGC) that use faster SI seconds than UTC/Unix time. T2 - T1 = [God doesn't know and the Devil isn't telling.]

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[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks!

[–] drislands@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

You're welcome! A big part of coding is finding how other people solved the problems you're solving and finding how to incorporate their work into yours.