US moves to extend daylight savings time.

[jalaram]

More DST

The U.S. Congress on Tuesday adopted the provision, which is part of a sweeping new energy plan. It would mean people would turn their clocks forward one hour on the first weekend of March and "fall back" on the final weekend in November.

 

[neutralizer]

sunlight > artificial light.

 

Good. We've needed this for a while. I hate going to class in the dark and coming home in the dark.

 

[Psyber]

darnit, why can't we just keep it the same time durig the entire year? daylight savings time=artifically induced jet lag

 

[nakedfrog]

Booooooo

 

[So]

YAY!

 

[FoBoT]

i think we should just fall back one hour every couple months. getting the extra hour is good. i don't like the jump forward part, so lets skip that, missing an hour of sleep sucks

 

[CVSiN]

Originally posted by: Psyber
darnit, why can't we just keep it the same time durig the entire year? daylight savings time=artifically induced jet lag

agree i hate it

 

[EKKC]

hey im wondering would all windows system (and other O/S) need patching for their automatic DST changes?

 

[hypn0tik]

This DEFINITELY needs a poll.

 

[Toasthead]

I say do it!!

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: EKKC
hey im wondering would all windows system (and other O/S) need patching for their automatic DST changes?

Yes. It would also mess up those alarm clocks, VCR's, microwaves, etc that also do it automatically.

 

[EKKC]

alarms, VCRs and microwaves do it automatically?

who are you and are you from the future?!?!?!?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: EKKC
alarms, VCRs and microwaves do it automatically?

who are you and are you from the future?!?!?!?

A terrible, terrible future where everything runs windows.

 

[EKKC]

even watches and calculators?!??!?! omg

 

[DBL]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: Psyber
darnit, why can't we just keep it the same time durig the entire year? daylight savings time=artifically induced jet lag

agree i hate it

It supposedly saves billions of $'s in energy costs.

 

[austin316]

isn't this how it already is? Spring forward? Fall back?


n/m, currently done in april and october

 

[Jawo]

Originally posted by: CVSiN

Originally posted by: Psyber
darnit, why can't we just keep it the same time durig the entire year? daylight savings time=artifically induced jet lag

agree i hate it

yup....but then we would eventually end up like the old calenders that were still being used in the 17th-18th centuries

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: Psyber
darnit, why can't we just keep it the same time durig the entire year? daylight savings time=artifically induced jet lag

1 hour change != jet lag.

 

[ElFenix]

goddamnit i hate daylight savings time as it is. 12:00 noon is not at noon during DST in austin; noon is almost at 2 pm (due in part to DST and in part to austin being in the wrong time zone). having 4 hours of sunlight before 12:00 and 8 hours of sunlight after 12:00 is stupid. if you're going to move time zones around just move it so that 2 am before sunset so i can get out of the bars with the sun still up

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Good. We've needed this for a while. I hate going to class in the dark and coming home in the dark.

you go to class in the dark and come home in the dark because your class schedule is longer than daylight, not because of artificial time demarcations. how long is the sun up in michigan in december? 8 hours? not even that?

 

[Nimloth]

Bush has to approve it right? As of right now we're still set to switch back in October, right?

 

[Eli]

I don't have a problem with this.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: EKKC
alarms, VCRs and microwaves do it automatically?

who are you and are you from the future?!?!?!?

ehh my 4 year old VCR does this, it even sets the time itself and its always right

 

[wondersteve]

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