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Seven is arbitrary. The point is that the dawn is always at a fixed time of day, which allows human activity to be synchronized to daylight: just as humans and
by new_realist 7y ago
Seven is arbitrary. The point is that the dawn is always at a fixed time of day, which allows human activity to be synchronized to daylight: just as humans and proto-humans had lived for half a million years.
- chrisseaton 7y ago> Seven is arbitrary. So, not the 'ultimate goal' at all then?
- DJBunnies 7y agoIt was an example.
- p1necone 7y agoYou're being needlessly pedantic. I'm sure you can understand what new_realist is saying.
- chrisseaton 7y agoThey literally said 'the ultimate goal: the sun always rising at seven a.m' giving a precise specific time! I thought since they highlighted that exact time as as being the 'ultimate goal' is was important to what they were saying!
- dragonwriter 7y ago> The point is that the dawn is always at a fixed time of day, which allows human activity to be synchronized to daylight That doesn't actually allow that unless you also fix the time of sunset, which then presents the problem that hours can no longer be of fixed length.
- new_realist 7y agoBedtime is also at a fixed time of day, if you choose. Alternatively, you can choose to sleep more in the winter and less in the summer: in this world your smartphone tells you when to go to bed, at which point you can choose to draw the blinds or turn off the lights, depending on the season.
- mimixco 7y agoThat's not workable for logistics (trains, planes) which is how we got these zones in the fist place.
- icebraining 7y agoTrains and planes can use their own internal timing system, then convert to the client's on demand.
- mimixco 7y agoI'm talking about telling people what time their flight arrives. This will make that horrible and hard to understand.
- inawarminister 7y agoDawn here in my city is 6 AM, and the sunset is 6PM. It's much better, doesn't it?