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

#171

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?

It worked fine 46 years ago. People bitched then "about the children" while insisting that schools couldn't start later. That's just crazy. What is different this time? It wasn't bad before, that's what.

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

#172

>Sunshine Protection Act Jesus, does everything need to be hyperbolic virtue signaling. Won't someone please think of the children!

As much as our Congress annoys me, I think it's possibly a little tongue in cheek in this case. Because if that's the name, it would be the SPA act.

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

#175
Mods: Maybe the tweet link could be replaced with this Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-approves-bill-tha...

> WASHINGTON, March 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to make Daylight Savings Time permanent, a move supporters say would make winter afternoons brighter and end the twice changing of clocks.

> The measure still needs approval from the U.S. House of Representatives and the backing of President Joe Biden. On Sunday, most of the United States resumed Daylight Savings Time, moving ahead one hour. The United States will resume standard time in November 2022.

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

(I searched around after seeing the @senatecloakroom tweet, but apparently the news was new enough that no articles had yet been written)

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

#176

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…

As someone who suffers from insomnia, the switching of the clocks really messes with my natural circadian rhythm. I find it takes a least a week for me to naturally adjust and it sucks. It's also shown to lead to more heart attacks. https://www.acc.org/about-acc/press-releases/2014/03/29/09/1...

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

#177
As long as they eliminate the constant inane switching back and forth. Sleep disruption is harmful in many ways and all this practice seems to actually do, old wives' tales about farmers and circumstantial localized benefits aside, is induce it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5449130/

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

#178

Such a terrible idea compared to permanent standard time. There is plenty of light during the summer, so there's no need to optimize for that. The winter is when daylight is scarce, so that's what should be optimized for.

I think I speak on behalf of most computer people when I say this: we prefer our extra hour of sunshine in the evenings not mornings.

My after work bike rides basically end in the fall, so I'm happy for the change.

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

#179

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…

Light in the evening is massively more useful than light in the morning. Sports, hobbies, anything involving the outdoors. It's not really useful to have that hour in the morning when you're just getting ready for school/work anyway.
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