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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by myrryr on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @07:24PM (#30693277)
Right, UTC all of the things!
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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by lxgr on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @07:59PM (#30693556)
A reasonable idea, for people living in Europe or Africa.
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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by eru on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @08:53PM (#30693961)
Also works for people in New Zealand; they just use a 12-hour clock and flip AM and PM.
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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by lxgr on Tuesday March 15, 2022 @09:53PM (#30694357)
And stop using the notions of „today“ and „tomorrow“?

Having the date change at lunchtime would be really confusing.

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Re:US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time... by eru on Wednesday March 16, 2022 @12:30AM (#30695330)
Maybe. Though eg the Jewish calendar changes dates at sunset as far as I can tell, and that seems to work just fine?
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