Re:Debian 13, Postgres, and the US/* time zones
by macintux on Friday September 12, 2025 @07:29AM
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Once upon a time I stumbled upon a small book of maps showing the time zones in Indiana each year in the mid-20th century. It was fascinating to see how various towns and cities would jump back and forth between Eastern and Central year to year, with little regard for the surrounding rural areas.
I frequently kick myself for losing track of that book.
Re:Debian 13, Postgres, and the US/* time zones
by kccqzy on Friday September 12, 2025 @10:48AM
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You are just not providing sufficient proof. Think Wikipedia style proof. The fact that DST is or isn't observed should be published in a real book. A random dude printing some date planners or putting up a sign to be photographed isn't enough proof.
Re:Debian 13, Postgres, and the US/* time zones
by js2 on Friday September 12, 2025 @02:43PM
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It seems like they're being pragmatic, not haughty:
> "The tz database is not authoritative, and it surely has errors. [...] Errors in the tz database arise from many sources: Sometimes, different people in the same city maintain clocks that differ significantly. [...] Even if the time is specified by law, locations sometimes deliberately flout the law. [...] Any attempt to pass the tz database off as the definition of time should be unacceptable to anybody who cares about the facts."
Re:Debian 13, Postgres, and the US/* time zones
by zahlman on Monday September 15, 2025 @03:40PM
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I understood GP to be facetious.
Re:Debian 13, Postgres, and the US/* time zones
by dogecoinbase on Friday September 12, 2025 @02:50PM
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If you'd be willing to scan/post those I'd love to see them!
An example of this falsehood? Well, in the 70s my father convinced most of my hometown, at least the portions between Main St and Wharf, that DST was absurd.
For almost an entire year, this was observed.
Do you think they kept record in tzdata? I tried to convince them, but no! I still have some dateplanners my father had printed up, and even a picture of the sign that was out on the road (to alert visitors!).
But no!
Do not trust the tzdata people. As you can see, they are not so accurate.