Happy Leap Second!

[muriel_volestrangler]

You had a minute containing 61 seconds about half an hour ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7805534.stm

And it happened at 0000 UTC, ie GMT, whatever time zone you're in. The 'Big Ben' clock on the UK Houses of Parliament was adjusted by positioning old pennies on its pendulum weight: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7797818.stm

[malaise]

1. I watched the details being explained on the BBC earlier

Fascinating. Happy New Year. :D

[dipsydoodle]

5. Vincent didn't quite make it

He died on Sunday. http://www.mahalo.com/Vincent_Ford R.I.P.



http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4u2GpQzEu3Y

[malaise]

9. Saw this on local news

Very sad. They were very good friends. Vincent used to hang out at 56 Hope Road - Bob's home - now the museum.

[dipsydoodle]

10. He's the spitting image

of the guy who DJ'd inbetween the Top Cats sets when I went out for Ska on Sunday nights. Old skool - only ever used original vinyl and all of it in pristine condition.

[malaise]

11. I know more than a few men who

still love their vinyl.

[Ian David]

2. They should have waited until January 21st to add the extra second. n/t

[Mnemosyne]

8. I concur. n/t

[Gregorian]

3. It has been absorbed by Dick Cheney.

It was created to recharge the black hole that he uses for his energy source.

[maddezmom]

4. What you going to do or did you do with yours?

I still can't decide what to do with mine. :D

[machI]

6. I spent my extra second with a little special hate for George * Bush

Thanks for nothing George.

I hope you rot.

[Canuckistanian]

7. I'm going to start reading War and Peace at 11:59:60 tonight

Then abandon it at 00:00:00.

I can at least say I gave it a try.