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BC got rid of Daylight Savings

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Re: BC got rid of Daylight Savings

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 »

gonzalohm wrote: post #8
kixiQu wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Daylight Saving Time" refers to adjusting the time in a way that noon does not try to track solar noon for a timezone in order to shift daylight later in the clock-day.

If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer? I keep seeing this in every post discussing Daylight Savings. What's the obsession with tracking solar noon?

> If we were trying to adjust the time to track the solar time, wouldn't we need to adjust the clocks every day as days get shorter/longer?

No (not within a min or two). When days get shorter, it's not like they just lose daylight in the evening.

Re: BC got rid of Daylight Savings

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Post by jahnu »

nicwolff wrote: post #6

It's "Daylight Saving", not "Savings".

“‘Daylight saving time’ is also sometimes called ‘daylight saving,’ ‘daylight savings,’ ‘daylight savings time,’ or ‘daylight time.’

So, listen to your heart.”

https://bsky.app/profile/merriam-webster.com/post/3mgkh6eycs...

Re: BC got rid of Daylight Savings

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Post by vincent-manis »

iberator wrote: post #9

What's BC ?!

In the 1970s, I temporarily relocated from Vancouver to Boston. A few days after I arrived, someone said, “After work, I'm going to take the T [subway] to BC.” I was awed by the concept of a continental mass-transit system, but puzzled. It turns out that in the Massachusetts Bay area, BC is Boston College.

Context is king.

Re: BC got rid of Daylight Savings

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Post by verall »

zadikian wrote: post #17
mmmlinux wrote: post #15

My understanding is that most people want to stop switching, but its split on which side to stay on.

I'd rather have it switch than do permanent DST. It's not good to wake up in total darkness if you can avoid it. Best would just be permanent standard time.

I'd rather have it switch than do permanent standard time. It's not good to end your workday in total darkness if you can avoid it. It's nice to wake up in early darkness and see the sun rise. Best would be permanent daylight time.

Re: BC got rid of Daylight Savings

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Post by verall »

kixiQu wrote: post #5
cwillu wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They got rid of the biannual clock change, which is obviously what they're talking about.

"Daylight Saving Time" refers to adjusting the time in a way that noon does not try to track solar noon for a timezone in order to shift daylight later in the clock-day.

Tracking solar time would mean it's equivalently light out at 5AM and at 7PM. Nearly noone is awake at 5AM. Nearly everyone is awake at 7PM. You can wave your arms around and say "well then why don't people wake up earlier", but they have jobs and stuff. The "scientific evidence" for standard time is flimsy.
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