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How much damage could a little discontinuity in the timing continuum really do? We cover the history, present, and future, good, bad, and the ugly of the leap second. Resources referenced: Leap Second Bug Wreaks Havoc Across Web: https://www.wired.com/2012/07/leap-second-bug-wreaks-havoc-with-java-linux/ Leap Second Implementation Confuses Some Receivers: https://www.gpsworld.com/leap-second-implementation-confuses-some-receivers/  Oct 2003 proceedings of the General Conference of Weights and Measures: https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/35777985/CGPM22-EN.pdf/fd67556f-5824-9b38-b1e2-c273cd9d1843 NIST Leap Seconds FAQ: https://www.nist.gov/pml/time-and-frequency-division/leap-seconds-faqs 2022 Draft Resolutions for the Conference of Weights and Measures: https://www.bipm.org/documents/20126/64811571/Draft-Resolutions-2022.pdf Bill's leap second script: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AK0KBzMDc%5FYidBs&cid=9607B16F82CD821C&id=9607B16F82CD821C%2142780&parId=9607B16F82CD821C%2130186&o=OneUp

Thousands of years before Columbus left Europe for the Americas, tens of thousands of brave voyagers set out across the Pacific ocean using techniques that rival the most impressive achievements of human knowledge. After being pushed to the brink of extinction, a series of small miracles has brought about a renaissance for this incredible cultural tradition of synergy with the natural world.  Rebbelib example: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/E_Oc1944-02-931 Footage from the 1976 Hōkūleʻa journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VTxUBgy8O4  Nainoa Thompson's speech at the 2020 Ocean Sciences Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgX1sDnxdaY The Polynesian Voyaging Society (learn more and donate!): https://www.hokulea.com/

September 1st, 1983, over the sea of Japan, Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet plane. The aftermath would change the world. ICAO Report (1993) | LINK NASA Report (2001) | LINK Reagan's Address to the Nation on September 5, 1983 | LINK Discovery Channel Special | LINK