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

So like my english teacher taught me. Keep It Stupid Simple(though he would say keep it simple stupid to some people in class i am just realizing now 20+ years later)

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Exactly that! KISS is an often cited rule among software devs.