Re:Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone
by fermuch on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @12:45PM
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Isn't that how china works? One timezone for everyone
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Re:Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone
by ianburrell on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @12:53PM
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That is good example why one timezone doesn't work. The locals in Xinjiang use a local time zone +6, instead of China time +8, because the latter is too far off the daylight hours.
My understanding is that use of Xinjiang time has dropped recently because of the crack down on Uygurs and government forcing China time.
Re:Australia/Lord_Howe is the weirdest timezone
by a57721 on Wednesday October 30, 2024 @12:57PM
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There are various countries that optimize the number of time zones for administrative purposes, but this is much easier and sensical to implement within one country than globally.
UTC is used globally when it makes sense, e.g. for the schedules of international radio broadcasts.