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 Kwpolska on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @10:32AM (#28931073)

> We actually can't just use UTC as is and eliminate time zones completely. If we do so, people in some places would go to work at 2am, in other places at 8pm. That's even more confusing.

If we adopt hTime, people in some places would go to work at C:00, and in other places at U:00. What’s the difference, really? If you say that people in London think that 8-4 UTC (now 9-5 BST) are working hours and would be confused their NYC colleagues would say they are working 4-12 (now 9-5 EDT), then you get the same “confusion” if London thinks I-Q and NYC says N-V.

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Re:Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in on... by hhebbo on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @10:39AM (#28931167)

You're right :) The concept is to use both together. And that's what the clock is doing. It keeps local times, and adds UTC as a global time, then maps them together with location-offset-based rotating.

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Re:Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in on... by jimmydorry on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:38AM (#28941128)

Have you thought about including an additional identifier for the day too? That might help in addressing the edge cases that fall on different days.

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Re:Show HN: Combining UTC and local times (time zones) in on... by hhebbo on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:40AM (#28941517)

Good idea! I had it before and removed for simplicity, but I'll put it back. You're right, it'll help with the edge cases.

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