Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998)
by Symbiote on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:22PM
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> I assumed that it's up to the user's discretion, and they would set their computer settings appropriately
My computer is configured correctly, but it's rather common for an application (especially a phone app) or website to ignore those settings, or to think it knows better.
04:30 UTC means 04:30 UTC, or 05:30 in Denmark. Not 17:30!
The same can happen if I type something like "04:30 Catch flight" into an appointment in my Google Calendar. It is converted into a new appointment "16:30 Catch flight".
It's not just Google. "Your Office 365 subscription will automatically renew on 1/19/2018." and the admin interface is a mix of date and time formats.
My computer is configured correctly, but it's rather common for an application (especially a phone app) or website to ignore those settings, or to think it knows better.
04:30 UTC means 04:30 UTC, or 05:30 in Denmark. Not 17:30!
The same can happen if I type something like "04:30 Catch flight" into an appointment in my Google Calendar. It is converted into a new appointment "16:30 Catch flight".
It's not just Google. "Your Office 365 subscription will automatically renew on 1/19/2018." and the admin interface is a mix of date and time formats.