simpler increment of time values?

[Rick Johnson]

On Jul 5, 10:19 am, Steven D'Aprano <steve
+comp.lang.pyt... at pearwood.info> wrote:
> The number of seconds in a day (true solar day) varies by between 13 and
> 30 seconds depending on the time of the year and the position of the sun.

Indeed. Which proves that a time keeping system based on the haphazard
movements of celestial bodies is antiquated technology. Talk about job
security!