June 30 ‘Leap Second’ Bug Briefly Knocks Out Reddit, Foursquare
The final minute of June 30, 2012 was actually 61 seconds long. The extra, or “leap second” was added to the clock to ensure official time clocks the world over were accurately synchronized to the Earth’s rotation. Unfortunately for big-brand websites like Reddit and Gawker, neither Linux nor Java’s base application platform were prepared for the change. Wired reports: Read More
