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International Earth Rotation Services (IERS)

merlyn on 2003-04-19T10:51:30

The good news: we're so advanced now as a civilization that we have an international coalition just to keep the earth spinning.

The bad news: they're based in France.

{grin}

oops

jdavidboyd on 2003-04-19T18:31:21

I think you mean they are based in 'Freedom', no?

ISO-standard planet

TorgoX on 2003-04-20T00:10:30

I think we can look forward to many petulant letters written by committees dismayed and disappointed at how the Earth's rotation is not meeting the standards of the international community.

Re:ISO-standard planet

jordan on 2003-04-21T15:32:19

  • I think we can look forward to many petulant letters written by committees dismayed and disappointed at how the Earth's rotation is not meeting the standards of the international community.

I would ignore all such letters. It's all just spin.

How they're doing it

jdavidb on 2003-04-21T18:47:18

The service now accomplishes its missions through various components: a Central Bureau, Techniques Centers, Product Centers and Combination Research Centers.

What a lame way to attempt this. Further proof that the only way to get things done is to cut bureaucracy and just do it. Way to go, earth!