Re: [LEAPSECS] the tail wags the dog

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:48:49 +0100

In message <399480CA-B29D-46EA-B1C8-0226723BA0A8_at_noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:

>The question on the table is whether mankind is better served by
>gracefully accommodating the charming quirks of Earth and Moon - or
>whether we should attempt to impose a metric standard, inappropriate
>to the purpose.

I really appreciate the care with which you express yourself in order
to be fair to all parties.

Such a mastery of neutral and unloaded wording is wonder to behold.

Not.

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