Re^2: Logical ways to calculate being within two times

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To guard against the infinite loop / leapsecond / 59 second minute

    my $failsafe = 0;
    $time += 60 until localtime($time) =~ /$on_at:/ or $failsafe++ >  
+10_000;
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Adjust the failsafe cutoff until its just large enough but not too large :) If it slows down this approach change it :) maybe use strptime

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Re^3: Logical ways to calculate being within two times by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Nov 29, 2016 at 00:12 UTC
That breaks the loop, but doesn't fix up the problem. Adding 30 instead of 60 prevents the problem completely and runs more quickly. With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity. In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^4: Logical ways to calculate being within two times by stevieb (Canon) on Dec 01, 2016 at 16:22 UTC
Just came across this article this morning. Google is, instead of doing the leap second, is going to slow their clocks on their NTP servers by 0.0014% over the 10 hours before and 10 hours after the leap second. Also, they've opened up these servers to the public. ps. I changed my code with the 30 second modification.	[reply]
Re^5: Logical ways to calculate being within two times by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 01, 2016 at 17:07 UTC
Amazon are doing the same thing. Meanwhile, MS are doing things their own way with their Azure systems. The BIMP tried to do away with leaps seconds last year, but deferred it until 2023. And we gain a second on New Year's Eve this year. With all the disparate approaches to the problem in the absence of a formal decision, and given what happened in 2012, I won't be booking any flights over New Year :) With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday' Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". The enemy of (IT) success is complexity. In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply]
Re^6: Logical ways to calculate being within two times by stevieb (Canon) on Dec 01, 2016 at 17:10 UTC

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