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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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[-] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

t2 - t1 = what even is time anyway???

[-] Bloodyhog@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

We can divide by t and then we get 2-1=1. Simples!

this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023
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