Editore"s Note
Tilting at Windmills

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July 29, 2005
By: Kevin Drum

CLOCK WARS....The Wall Street Journal asks a question of vital importance today:

Should the convenience of lazy computer programmers triumph over the rising of the sun?

Hell, if you put it that way, I'll put my money on the lazy programmers every time. I've got way too much experience with lazy programmers to ever bet against them.

To find out what the fuss is about, click the link. It's a rollicking tale of American arrogance, Belgian astronomers, British pride, Russian GPS systems, the United Nations, and leap seconds vs. leap hours. Somebody should write a book.

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