The Leap Second & UTC

[mishalak]

I do not like the proposal to end the leap second (discussions on the subject ended without decision). It is not as if I live on a prime meridian and going off the leap second will cause me astronomical angst. I just find it strange that some countries want to end the leap second to keep an absolute standard of time when there already exists an absolute standard of time, International Atomic Time (TAI). If communication and navigation systems need an absolute measure of time redefine them to use TAI rather than Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), problem solved.

If making the adjustment to UTC with just six months notice is the problem maybe the standard offset from TAI should be done in 10 second increments so they would come with some years notice. But I do not see why UTC has to line up with TAI.