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[โ€“] ooterness 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

UTC is better than most, but leap seconds are still awful. Computers should use GPS or TAI everywhere. Dealing with time zones and leap seconds is for human readability and display purposes only.

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

That's why I only ever use Seconds Since Epoch.