Episode 334
Episode 334 - Leap seconds break everything
Open Source Security · Open Source Security
August 1, 202232m 31s
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Show Notes
Josh and Kurt talk about leap seconds. Every time there's a leap second, things break. Facebook wants to get rid of them because they break computers, but Google found a clever way to keep leap seconds without breaking anything. Corner cases are hard, security is often just one huge corner case. There are lessons we can learn here.
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