Re^4: Converting GPS seconds to readable time&date

Well, the Unix time system doesn't consider leap seconds either. And since its epoch is at Jan 1, 1970, it is 24 seconds ahead of UTC. (Although, we all presume that our system clocks keep time in UTC...)

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Re^5: Converting GPS seconds to readable time&date by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2009 at 19:19 UTC
If you link your system clock to a network timeserver, it should be in sync with UTC to an accuracy of +/-1 second, as they account for leap seconds. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]

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Re^5: Converting GPS seconds to readable time&date
by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Jan 12, 2009 at 19:19 UTC

If you link your system clock to a network timeserver, it should be in sync with UTC to an accuracy of +/-1 second, as they account for leap seconds.

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.

"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".

In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.

"Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."

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