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I beg to differ, Dst is the stupidest time related thing ever. From a software development perspective it is a tremendous pain in the ass and is stupid. From th

• bayesian_horse 8y ago
  I submit the Japanese imperial succession and the necessary changes to traditional calendars as another contender...
• tertius 8y ago
  From a non-software perspective it kills people. Also, if you're a parent, it's not great for sleep training children. It just messes with everyone.
  • reidjs 8y ago
    Can you elaborate on how it kills people??
    • evan_ 8y ago
      Traffic deaths spike following the DST starting (and to a lesser extent, ending) date- thought to be due to disrupted sleep schedules. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/11152980/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/11152980/
    • tux1968 8y ago
      There is apparently an increase in heart-attacks right after the transition, attributed by some to the loss of an hours sleep... https://www.livescience.com/50068-daylight-saving-time-heart-attacks.html https://www.livescience.com/50068-daylight-saving-time-heart...
• dooglius 8y ago
  Leap seconds are a lot worse for software development, because Unix time does not include DST adjustments, but does include leap second adjustments. This means that if you use unix time in an application, you can just use a library at the input/output edge and not worry about it, but leap seconds can screw up anywhere that you use a timestamp.