Subj : Re: I think we should all be on UTC
To   : 2twisty
From : Nightfox
Date : Thu Mar 31 2022 10:15:36

  Re: Re: I think we should all be on UTC
  By: 2twisty to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Mar 31 2022 08:05 am

 2t> Why is "sunrise" 6am? Why not start our "day" (sunrise) at 00:00? That
 2t> makes more sense.... 

I think it's more that people thought it would make sense for the middle of the day (or noon) to be when the sun was just overhead; or in the middle of the daylight hours.

 2t> I'm glad the US is finally killing Daylight Savings Time. I've thought
 2t> that was stupid for years for similar reasons. 

?  The US isn't killing daylight saving time; actually, it's the opposite - The US is moving to stay on daylight saing time permanently.

Nightfox
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