[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[Mike Meredith]

On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 12:46:46 -0400 (EDT), der Mouse wrote:
> > (DST is a dinosaur that needs to die NOW.)
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> Actually, I've been sort of tending towards a similar position about
> timezones in general.  We've decoupled the clock from local solar time
> to a significant extent already; I see no particular reason - besides
> inertia, of course - why we shouldn't complete the job.
> 
> Leap seconds could go away at the same time.

Switching to TAI might have interesting consequences over the long term,
but switching to UTC would be worth it for the amusement value alone :-

"I can't start work at 3am ... it's far too early for me"
"You can't change time like that. The cows have been bred to be milked
at 5am"