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Re:Ask HN: You have one shot to redesign the Internet – what... by YossarianFrPrez on Monday June 28, 2021 @01:57PM (#27665196)
True, unless the timezone was tied to each user's accounts. The website doesn't have to "not work" it just has to return a page that says something to the effect of "we are closed for business."
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Re:Ask HN: You have one shot to redesign the Internet – what... by sithlord on Monday June 28, 2021 @03:21PM (#27666497)
So a user couldn't just change their timezone? What if they moved?

Also who is this to protect? The user? What if they work midnights or their days are backwards?

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Re:Ask HN: You have one shot to redesign the Internet – what... by touristtam on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @07:28AM (#27674370)
There are cases where the business shouldn't promote the use of its website at odd hours (child protection, gambling addiction and other similar things).
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Re:Ask HN: You have one shot to redesign the Internet – what... by YossarianFrPrez on Friday July 02, 2021 @01:06PM (#27714084)
Exactly
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