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> both The USA and Canada have been toying with the idea of dropping daylight savings time Individual states are toying with the idea as well [1], which presen
by jmgao 6y ago
> both The USA and Canada have been toying with the idea of dropping daylight savings time
Individual states are toying with the idea as well [1], which presents a problem if one of the tzdata locations decides to change its rules. You're screwed no matter what you choose to do. :-(
1: https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/11/state-senator-introduces-bill-to-end-daylight-saving-time-in-new-york.html https://www.syracuse.com/state/2020/11/state-senator-introdu...
- siculars 6y agoThey already do. See Arizona.
- 1-more 6y ago…and then see Navajo reservation in there, and then see the Hopi reservation inside of that!
- Izkata 6y agoIt gets worse: DST in Indiana has to be handled on a per-county basis for anything prior to 2006. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana
- spiralx 6y agoIt gets worse: from when I had to deal with this some years back IIRC in Saudi Arabia the start and end of DST is set by decree every year.