| From: | David Lloyd <lloy0076(at)rebel(dot)net(dot)au> |
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| To: | Casey Allen Shobe <cshobe(at)secureworks(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Rod Taylor <rbt(at)rbt(dot)ca>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [NOVICE] Postgres storing time in strange manner |
| Date: | 2002-09-15 22:15:09 |
| Message-ID: | 3D85066D.90320206@rebel.net.au |
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Casey,
> > There are actually 61 seconds in some minutes. In order to accommodate
> > leap seconds, PostgreSQL allows this to happen -- similarly to how it
> > will also allow 366 days in some years.
>
> How then, am I supposed to explain to a web interface user that when they just
> entered 5:00:00, it's going to sometimes show up to 4:59:60?
Leap minutes? Oh please. I'm gonna have to account for green martians
next...
DSL
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