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Title: Best job title ever
Post by: wherethewild on January 05, 2009, 02:32:12 AM

I apologise if this has been previously posted...

Director of Time (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7759281.stm)

Title: Re: Best job title ever
Post by: Zathras on January 05, 2009, 02:34:05 AM

Didn't read the article, slow internet connection.  Does this have anything to do with the Leap Second we had this year?

Title: Re: Best job title ever
Post by: Talia on January 05, 2009, 04:14:08 AM

per the article..

"That's where Dr McCarthy comes in. Based in the US capital, Washington DC, Dennis McCarthy's job is to keep an eye on the effects of small variations in the earth's rotation and add or subtract "leap seconds". The next one will be on 31 December this year - December 2008 will last one second longer than December 2007, when no leap seconds were added. "

so aye