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by coin 3376 days ago
> why would you want to have seconds on the clock?

* Timing things, such as software execution

* Starting a phone interview on time

* Timing a trade just before the market closes

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> Starting a phone interview on time

Down to the second?

Not a second, but a minute is too coarse
You must be toying with us. Please, tell me it is a joke. I can't find literally any reason to start a phone call down to seconds. What's wrong with starting it just when minutes counter changes?