SuitedUpDev, 3 months ago

@rysiek thanks for reminding that we (The Netherlands, were I am from), also do that silly dance. Twice a year and I ABSOLUTELY hate it.

JWneural, 3 months ago

@rysiek how about we just spring forward half an hour and leave it at that… forever.

SuitedUpDev, 3 months ago

@JWneural @rysiek than we basically get what North Korea had for ages....

UTC+8,5 or as it was called back then Pyongyang Time.

wyliecoyoteuk, 3 months ago

@rysiek
In the UK we change on the last Sunday in March.

rysiek, 3 months ago

@wyliecoyoteuk in Iceland, we don't observe DST.

But because most US states do, and all EU countries do, I get scheduling chaos for 2 weeks anyway.

tcely, 3 months ago

@rysiek @SaveStandard will be happy to inform you why permanent DST is just a terrible idea.

States in the US can already choose to stop using DST, and a few have.

malin, 3 months ago

@rysiek We could do one better, and go full-GMT.

We'd all start the day at different times, but we already wake at the hour of '7' or '8', so it's not like we lose out on waking up at 'the first hour' (which would make more sense).

I'm getting a little tired of Americans scheduling meetings at '7' (WHAT THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?).

rysiek, 3 months ago

@malin surely, you mean UTC

malin, 3 months ago

@rysiek
I think those are different names for the same thing. Or is there some difference?

rysiek, 3 months ago

@malin yeah. UTC just untethers it from a specific location in the UK. Which some people feel strongly about for reasons of, well, empire.

malin, 3 months ago

@rysiek

If Batman = Bruce Wayne, then I don't understand what people mean when they say 'that wasn't Batman, in fact it was Bruce Wayne'.

Would colonialization, by any other name, smell as sweet?

rysiek, 2 months ago

@malin embedding a reminder of colonization into daily stuff like timezones is something some people would prefer to avoid, is all. No biggie on my end, just making a note, is all.