I heard it's something new for you guys in the US?
Just a friendly reminder for all of our U.S.-based Geekhackers. The time springs ahead one hour this weekend, so don't forget to be one hour late to everything on Sunday!
All joking aside, does anyone else love DST as much as I do? It's literally my favorite chronological boundary condition.
You're right. I've been lied to!Just a friendly reminder for all of our U.S.-based Geekhackers. The time springs ahead one hour this weekend, so don't forget to be one hour late to everything on Sunday!
All joking aside, does anyone else love DST as much as I do? It's literally my favorite chronological boundary condition.
I think you mean next weekend the 13th of March. :thumb:
I heard it's something new for you guys in the US?
Not really...AFAIK most U.S. states have been using DST since WWII or thereabouts.
I don't even think it helps in the USA, since all the buildings are shuttered so tightly and run high power florescent all dayIt makes a big difference. Summer is when you stay out late, so it's nice that it stays light longer.
I don't even think it helps in the USA, since all the buildings are shuttered so tightly and run high power florescent all dayIt makes a big difference. Summer is when you stay out late, so it's nice that it stays light longer.
Better to use that light up between 9-10 p.m. than between 5-6 a.m.I don't even think it helps in the USA, since all the buildings are shuttered so tightly and run high power florescent all dayIt makes a big difference. Summer is when you stay out late, so it's nice that it stays light longer.
it doesn't stay light longer , only by 1 hour. which isn't really enough.
What a fellow countryman thinks of DSTShow Image(http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160304/a8bc23219da027938ad7c6a15d42e5e8.jpg)
Indiana used to be the worst. The whole state was officially in Central from 1918 to 1961. Some places didn't respect that, the unofficially went with Eastern. Some even observed Daylight Savings.
Then 1960s arrived, and along with rock and roll, flower children, Vietnam, and The Great Society, most of Indiana officially switched to Eastern. Some did the Daylight Savings thing, some didn't.
The switch was rough for awhile, because eventually 82 counties observed Eastern, and then 10 Counties in northwest and southwest were Central. Finally, stability.
Well, it's not always 10. Sometimes 1 or 2 counties would jump in the Central time zone and then leave. They can't make up there mind!
But wait! For the longest time, the 80-82 Indiana counties in the Eastern counties did not observe daylight savings time. They never changed the clocks. Central always did Daylight Savings. In the summertime, all of Indiana was in the same time zone when Central jumped forward. In the winter, the Eastern/Central time difference was observed.
But wait! A few of the counties near Louisville and Cincinnati observed Daylight Savings with the rest of the Eastern time zone. If you're commuting across the Ohio River to the big city, don't you want to be on the same time?
Then Mitch Daniels came along. A businessman that could solve problems and deliver. There were some rough patches in 2006 and 2007 figuring out exactly which counties fit best in Eastern or Central.
But My Man Mitch eventually solved the problem of Indiana's time zones. 10 counties in Central, 82 in Eastern, and Daylight Savings for everybody!
For your enjoyment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana
I heard it causes increasing change of heart attack... prob myth.
:'( now I will wake up to full blown sunlight.. I hate the sunBelieve in Ra, and Ra will believe in you!
Had a PT test this morning, I felt drunk.
Went to sleep at like 12 and woke up at 5 and PT at 6.
I don't even remember half of it.
Contrary to most people in this thread, I am very happy with DST right now! My baby had been waking up when the sun came up around 6:45-7AM for the last couple weeks, but today he didn't wake up until almost 8AM!
Contrary to most people in this thread, I am very happy with DST right now! My baby had been waking up when the sun came up around 6:45-7AM for the last couple weeks, but today he didn't wake up until almost 8AM!
My boss had the same deal with his dog.
Honestly, I hate this. I loved waking up in the morning to glorious sunlight. This morning, I drove in the goddamned rain, pitch black, still a bit sick from this weekend. It was awful.
Contrary to most people in this thread, I am very happy with DST right now! My baby had been waking up when the sun came up around 6:45-7AM for the last couple weeks, but today he didn't wake up until almost 8AM!
My boss had the same deal with his dog.
Honestly, I hate this. I loved waking up in the morning to glorious sunlight. This morning, I drove in the goddamned rain, pitch black, still a bit sick from this weekend. It was awful.
i have been screwed up since Saturday. screw DST why can't we just move 30 mins and let that sh** ride all year forever. why the hour? grrrrr
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I still think it should just be abolished entirely, along with timezones. The Earth's rotation is at the same point no matter what number you slap on it, if we all used a single reference point like GMT/UTC and never changed it due to stupid nonsense like DST, everyone would always be on the same page and nobody would ever have to worry about resetting clocks and screwing up sleep patterns. It's archaic, ignorant, and asinine.
I still think it should just be abolished entirely, along with timezones. The Earth's rotation is at the same point no matter what number you slap on it, if we all used a single reference point like GMT/UTC and never changed it due to stupid nonsense like DST, everyone would always be on the same page and nobody would ever have to worry about resetting clocks and screwing up sleep patterns. It's archaic, ignorant, and asinine.
So, you want to abolish time zones; or, Can I call my Uncle Steve? (http://qntm.org/abolish)
I still think it should just be abolished entirely, along with timezones. The Earth's rotation is at the same point no matter what number you slap on it, if we all used a single reference point like GMT/UTC and never changed it due to stupid nonsense like DST, everyone would always be on the same page and nobody would ever have to worry about resetting clocks and screwing up sleep patterns. It's archaic, ignorant, and asinine.
So, you want to abolish time zones; or, Can I call my Uncle Steve? (http://qntm.org/abolish)
That entire "explanation" seems to have been written by someone who doesn't have the good sense to just ask his relative what are good times to call where he lives. "I'm reachable between 0100-1100" would have saved him all the effort writing, and the cost of a webhost.