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Pretty sure the vast majority of the population wants it gone.
I could do without it getting dark at 5:00 mid and end December.
I never changed my cars clock. It will finally be right Sunday morning.
But unfortunately Biden put Pete Buttplug in charge of the department that was going to roll it out.
what needs to be done to roll it out? Just don't change the clocks.
komputodo says
what needs to be done to roll it out? Just don't change the clocks.
The Y2K Bug was just hype for no reason, programmed time works flawlessly if you do it right. The years of programming into every appliance, and computer chip that has a calendar and self adjusts for daylight savings time. Many of them don't have a tick that disables it, those devices will be an hour off part of the year. Computers Locale to regions and countries are built into their daylight saving adjustments. You can't just stop doing it, as there will still be countries and even some counties or cities in America that will still use it.
That's the only issue I can think of not to do it. .But then again, it would be a great excuse to make every computer, phone and household AV electronic device obsolete and require a new buying boom.
DST keeps people out of max light for the 4 months that cold and flu season lasts.
Is it really that big of an issue? Are we becoming that weak that 1 hour each way two times a year is a big deal? I really don't see the problem with it. If you're depressed or suck at driving, change that. You could live in Alaska for fucks sake. Enjoy that time change there.
The areas on the map in the above comment highlight why we do it. Generally first world countries further north or south in their respective hemisphere. Would anyone here want to live in the countries that don't to DST? I don't care if it changes, but really think what the "fight" is for. Average American doesn't care but bitches for two days. The horror.
It's more than the inconvenience of the time change. For many people for about two months a year, it is pitch dark on their drive home. You get home at 6 to 6:15 PM and it's too dark outside to do anything you might want or need to do. Now up North where its too cold or snowing it might not be a big deal. But for people in the deep South, there's yard work or cutting of the lawn that might need to be done, it's a perfect cool weather to paint the house, or some other major back yard project, that was too hot in the Summer to do.
It's more than the inconvenience of the time change. For many people for about two months a year, it is pitch dark on their drive home. You get home at 6 to 6:15 PM and it's too dark outside to do anything you might want or need to do. Now up North where its too cold or snowing it might not be a big deal. But for people in the deep South, there's yard work or cutting of the lawn that might need to be done, it's a perfect cool weather to paint the house, or some other major back yard project, that was too hot in the Summer to do.
WookieMan says
Is it really that big of an issue? Are we becoming that weak that 1 hour each way two times a year is a big deal? I really don't see the problem with it. If you're depressed or suck at driving, change that. You could live in Alaska for fucks sake. Enjoy that time change there.....
The constant bitching over petty things seems to be the pattern. This brings a sense of general unhappiness with no good underlying reason for it.
komputodo says
I've never seen a computer that you can't disable DST or a smartphone for that matter.
That's because you don't live in Arizona, so you've never had to make sure it was disabled. Mac's and Iphone's have it.
komputodo says
like the imperial system?
English spelling with more exceptions than rules?
Would anyone here want to live in the countries that don't to DST?
WookieMan says
Would anyone here want to live in the countries that don't to DST?
You mean that country called Arizona?
As a matter of fact, my pc and my android phone are both on AZ time. Also both devices have the option to turn off DST. Are you saying that iPhones do or don't have the option?
people increasingly engaging in fantasy over reality
At this point I'm surprised that time hasn't been converted to metric.
At this point I'm surprised that time hasn't been converted to metric.
Tenpoundbass says
I could do without it getting dark at 5:00 mid and end December.
you would rather have it dark later in the morning?
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