Hi Eric,
The Sydney Morning Herald is running a story about the computer crash of the
National Australia Bank-owed Health Industry Claims and Payments Service
(HICAPS) system which the article claims was a a result of the leap day.
See
http://www.smh.com.au/business/leap-...229-1u1z7.html
With the Commonwealth Bank ATM system also crashing today, the papers
are also wondering if the leap day was also a possible cause.
My wristwatch shows today as the Wed 29th Feb and I do recollect entering the
year into it many New Moons ago, so that additional tiny button pushing effort
that was made at the time appears to have finally paid dividends.
The designers obviously appreciated the perverse sense of tranquility, peace
and smugness the wearer might enjoy whilst they looked on as the rest of the
world crashes down about them. The type of watch that Nero might have worn