[geeks] Now for something completely geek

[Brian Dunbar]

Lionel Peterson wrote:
>>From: Phil Stracchino <phil.stracchino at speakeasy.net>
>>Date: 2006/08/23 Wed PM 09:36:04 CDT
>>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>>Subject: Re: [geeks] Now for something completely geek
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>>I've been saying for some time that it's time for a uniform global
>>timezone.  So local dawn is at 1347?  You'll get used to it....
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> Do you mean ONE timezone for the planet?
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> Ugh.
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> That would never work - only one "region" would have normal times (similar to "the olden days"), everyone else would have (seemingly) bizzare times for things like "high noon", "sun rise", evening, etc...

There is only one thing for it, then.  All the guys who don't like
timezones, DST, leap years ... it's time to emmigrate; Up and out.



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