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Exactly. This page which uses device time doesn't work well for me because I use UTC as my device time regardless of where I am in the world. IP geolocation i
by dheera 6y ago
Exactly.
This page which uses device time doesn't work well for me because I use UTC as my device time regardless of where I am in the world.
IP geolocation isn't a good idea either because I often access pages through a VPN in another timezone.
In short, nice thought but no thanks.
Also, great way to get your page downranked if a search engine comes prowling around your website at night.
- enneff 6y agoYou’re probably one of about 100 people in the world who set their device time to UTC. I don’t think it’s reasonable for any designer to cater for this use case.
- easton 6y agoEvery time I set up a server I set it to UTC, since who knows where I’m accessing it from anyhow. Maybe OP thinks similarly of their PC?
- dheera 6y agoPart of it is for log file continuity, but the bigger reason is that I actually manage my entire life in UTC. All the clocks, watches, phones, and even rice cooker in my home read UTC. I tried timezones and DST for a while and hated it, and decided to do away with it.
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- dheera 6y agoThey don't need to cater to me, but they don't need to deliberately go out of their way to impede my access to information.
- zestyping 6y agoHi there! I also set my laptop and wristwatch time to UTC. I wonder how many people actually do this.
- leafmeal 6y agoIt's common in western Europe and parts of Africa.
- duxup 6y agoWhat is the value of always setting it to UTC ?