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Re:MessagePack: like JSON, but fast and small by kyralis on Tuesday March 10, 2020 @07:36PM (#22541217)
This is fundamentally incorrect. Because UTC doesn't change, the two "identical" times are different UTC values.
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Re:MessagePack: like JSON, but fast and small by foepys on Thursday March 12, 2020 @12:43AM (#22553856)
What happened when you set an alarm for 2022 in CEST? The EU will very likely get rid of DST by then.

You alarm will be an hour off when you convert to UTC beforehand.

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