Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in one new clock

Re:Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in on... by hhebbo on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @08:54AM (#28930055)

I hear you. The awareness of the where the hand stands still works for local hours though. When working across-time-zones and scheduling client meetings, the list of local clocks and emails to coordinate become a hassle quickly in my experience.

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Re:Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in on... by jasode on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @09:28AM (#28930395)

>The awareness of the where the hand stands still works for local hours though.

It doesn't work for local because there's a fundamental difference of geometry between 12 vs 24 subdivisions of a 360 degree circle.

Look at the screenshot to see that the hour-hand pointing to "8" are different angles (240 degrees vs 300 degrees):

https://imgur.com/a/8DZCeqe

In your clock, it "looks like 10am" instead of 8am because of the accumulated lifetime repetition of reading traditional 12-hour clocks.

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Re:Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in on... by hhebbo on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:18PM (#28935886)

Ah got what you mean. Yes you're right. I'll think about a solution for that. Maybe some setting for the user to choose either a 24-hour or 12-hour system. It'll be challenging with the letter though, but I'll give it a shot.

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