Why not? Clocks are that accurate now, so if we're going to pretend that they're related to the real world they have to be adjusted occasionally. A second every couple of years is probably the best compromise between a fraction of a second every year and letting it build up to a minute or so over a century.
Personally, I have radio controlled clocks in two rooms, get my PC's time from atomic clocks, and don't worry about resetting my watch if it's right to ten seconsd or so.
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Date: 2006-01-01 01:32 pm (UTC)Personally, I have radio controlled clocks in two rooms, get my PC's time from atomic clocks, and don't worry about resetting my watch if it's right to ten seconsd or so.
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Date: 2006-01-01 01:41 pm (UTC)What I'd prefer to abolish is the vastly more inconvenient Summer Time.