Re:Date is out, Temporal is in
by mjevans on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:55PM
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There needs to be a difference between an Instant, an Instant at an Observed Location, and a 'Specification for constructing a date that might or might not have already passed or pass in the future'.
E.G. in a conversation "Lets open the shop at 9am every day that it isn't closed." Is a fairly simple recurrence, with some exceptions*. If timezones change the scheduled time remains evaluated again on each day.
Re:Date is out, Temporal is in
by abustamam on Monday January 12, 2026 @10:21PM
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Yeah that's a good point, and also takes into account the dreaded DST (what are this business's operating hours for example, which remains the same locally but would change in UTC)
E.G. in a conversation "Lets open the shop at 9am every day that it isn't closed." Is a fairly simple recurrence, with some exceptions*. If timezones change the scheduled time remains evaluated again on each day.