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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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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

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

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