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Yep. Although I don’t use ISO8601 for time stamps when communicating online (for 2021-03-01T00:00Z is more confusing to me than 2021-03-01 16:00 PST8PDT), it’s

by sargun 6y ago

Yep. Although I don’t use ISO8601 for time stamps when communicating online (for 2021-03-01T00:00Z is more confusing to me than 2021-03-01 16:00 PST8PDT), it’s easier to use for dates when discussing in an online forum where people may be from outside of the US.

grzm 6y ago
nit: ISO8601 permits offsets: you don't need to always use UTC/Z. 2021-03-01T16:00-0800 works just fine.
- sargun 6y ago
  I can’t remember the time zone offset between PST and PDT, and when the switch happens.
  - grzm 6y ago
    Well, I'm with you there :) I'm all for getting rid of twice-yearly (biannual? semi-annual? perhaps hemi-annual?) offset changes!