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US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by freedrock87 »

nemo44x wrote: post #82
MrZongle2 wrote: post #42

I can understand the concern of other posters about going to DST as opposed to standard time... but at this point, I just want the switching to end. It is such an unnecessary disruption and fixing it seems so trivial.

It's total necessary and a great design. Without this then it would be dark until 8:30 in the morning during winter and the other way the Sun would rise at 4:30AM. These are both bad outcomes so we adjust the clocks so optimize these.

The Sun isn't rising any earlier since DST is being changed for the summer

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by yupper32 »

joezydeco wrote: post #45

We did this before. 46 years ago. And it went badly. https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/30/the-year-daylight-sav... Why do we have such short memories?

That article doesn't say why it was a bad idea.

Are we really rejecting this because it'll be dark at 7:35am?

Sorry, but that's not even close to a compelling reason not to do this.

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by Rebelgecko »

basisword wrote: post #90

Can someone explain why they actually care about this? I always see such strong opinions on it but really, why does it matter to you? Most clocks are digital and change automatically these days and otherwise changing your clocks twice a year is such a minor inconvenience. And whether or not the light should be preferred in the morning or vending is probably a pretty even split. Maybe it’s better to get rid of it (I d…

a) if you're a software developer who works on anything related to time, changing up timezones is always scary

b) if you're someone who has a strong preference for when they do outdoor activities, day vs night can make a big difference

c) if you wake up in the dark, work all day, then drive home in the dark it's kind of a downer (latitude dependant)

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by thehappypm »

technothrasher wrote: post #58

Does this mean that I will no longer be able to smugly remind people that there is only one 's' in "daylight saving time"? It was really the only reason I could see for keeping the biannual time change around.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

I mean, “Daylight savings time” is a commonly used term. At some point it just becomes accepted as a valid alternative.

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by mdturnerphys »

More info here: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-bill-tha...

Important note: "Senator Marco Rubio said after input from airlines and broadcasters that supporters agreed that the change would not take place until November 2023."

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by fshbbdssbbgdd »

basisword wrote: post #90

Can someone explain why they actually care about this? I always see such strong opinions on it but really, why does it matter to you? Most clocks are digital and change automatically these days and otherwise changing your clocks twice a year is such a minor inconvenience. And whether or not the light should be preferred in the morning or vending is probably a pretty even split. Maybe it’s better to get rid of it (I d…

Personally I enjoy being having the sun up after work. My fitness and general happiness immediately improves when daylight saving starts and drops when it ends. For me the year has eight good months and four shitty months. After this change it’ll be more like ten good months and two mediocre months. Those additional hours of time when I can enjoy the world really do mean a lot to me.

I understand that there are other people with lifestyles that benefit more from sun in the morning, and they aren’t wrong, they are just different.

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by cheeze »

collegeburner wrote: post #110

Fuck this. Keeping the DST change is still better than keeping DST permanently. We should stay on standard time all year, I'm sick of having 0 daylight in the morning when I get up.

I'd rather it be dark when I wake up and light when I am done working, but to each their own.

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by scotuswroteus »

joezydeco wrote: post #45

We did this before. 46 years ago. And it went badly. https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/30/the-year-daylight-sav... Why do we have such short memories?

Because of paywalls, like the one preventing public access to the parade of horribles that is apparently detailed in this article I can't read

Re: US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent

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Post by LeifCarrotson »

So how long do I have to wait until this goes to the House?

And why will it fail when it gets there, or be stuck in committee forever before reaching the floor, or have some nonsensical pork attached to it? I have no faith in my government to do something as nice as give me a little sunshine in the evening...

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