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Re:Recreating the US/* time zone situation by macintux on Sunday September 14, 2025 @07:54AM (#45239156)
I’m currently working at one of the world’s largest consumer banks, and for a company that really should care about the accuracy of such things, I see “EST’ frequently all summer long.
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Re:Recreating the US/* time zone situation by gerikson on Sunday September 14, 2025 @12:24PM (#45241083)
In my experience, Brits refer to their time as "GMT" whether or not DST is in effect.
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Re:Recreating the US/* time zone situation by Sophira on Monday September 15, 2025 @12:10PM (#45251417)
True; I should have said "most people refer to their local timezone in that way". (The reason I didn't was because at the time, I was referring to those specific timezones, not because I was picking on Americans.)
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