Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions

Re:Daylight saving time and early school start times cost bi... by claviska on Saturday March 08, 2025 @09:59AM (#43300754)

I would imagine the subtle daily increase or decrease in daylight, even in extreme latitudes, is more natural and healthier than an immediate one hour shift in either direction.

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Re:Daylight saving time and early school start times cost bi... by netsharc on Saturday March 08, 2025 @10:58AM (#43301153)

Hmm, instead of an hour shift, a 30-day shift of 2 minutes per day would be an interesting experiment. Hey why do I see so many raised pitchforks all of a sudden?

Getting anything figured out would be a mess, obviously, if everything were synced up (from the clock on your grandma's kitchen wall up to the clock on say Air Force One) it'd be easier (hmm, I see even more pitchforks). Someone's daily meeting with overseas colleagues would be e.g. 9:56 today and 9:42 in a week's time.

Another alternative would be 4x15 minutes jumps, every Sunday in a month.

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Re:Daylight saving time and early school start times cost bi... by garaetjjte on Saturday March 08, 2025 @03:42PM (#43303328)

Apparently you're not alone: https://gregcochard.com/daylight-savings-time-smearing/

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Re:Daylight saving time and early school start times cost bi... by BobaFloutist on Saturday March 08, 2025 @04:17PM (#43303625)

Couldn't you hypothetically just do this for your own purposes? Write an app that moves your alarm time by two minutes a day and tells you when to go to bed?

You would have to choose a wakeup time that was conducive to your work schedule, even when you're getting up an hour "late" (right before the time change), but maybe it would still be worth it?

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