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Why? Because our preconceived notions of a "day" is that it must mean the sun has risen and set. I get past this pretty easily by imagining I'm in space where
by ulkesh 7y ago
Why? Because our preconceived notions of a "day" is that it must mean the sun has risen and set. I get past this pretty easily by imagining I'm in space where I would have to divorce that from my mind.
- macintux 7y agoOr because when someone says “I’ll call you Tuesday afternoon” and your day changes at 1pm (historic time) it’s a little confusing. Or does afternoon now mean 12-5 UTC? So until we adjust everyone’s semantics, no one has any idea what “Tuesday afternoon” means.
- splintercell 7y agoI am not in favor of abolishing time zones, but I am sure we will find better ways to communicate with each other about time if that were to happen.
- macintux 7y agoWe can’t even agree on whether the earth is flat, or how to spell/pronounce aluminum. Changing thousands of years of traditions because programmers are tired of dealing with the vagaries of time zones isn’t going to be terribly successful.
- ulkesh 7y agoAnd that’s really not an argument against the idea. Time zones are a construct that isn’t necessary any more. And it literally wastes people’s time with unnecessary legislation, unnecessary calculations, and unnecessary notions of displaced relativity. As I originally said, though, mine is an unpopular opinion.
- koliber 7y agoAt what time would a new day start for you?