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> We actually can't just use UTC as is and eliminate time zones completely. If we do so, people in some places would go to work at 2am, in other places at 8pm.
by Kwpolska 5y ago
> We actually can't just use UTC as is and eliminate time zones completely. If we do so, people in some places would go to work at 2am, in other places at 8pm. That's even more confusing.
If we adopt hTime, people in some places would go to work at C:00, and in other places at U:00. What’s the difference, really? If you say that people in London think that 8-4 UTC (now 9-5 BST) are working hours and would be confused their NYC colleagues would say they are working 4-12 (now 9-5 EDT), then you get the same “confusion” if London thinks I-Q and NYC says N-V.
- hhebbo 5y agoYou're right :) The concept is to use both together. And that's what the clock is doing. It keeps local times, and adds UTC as a global time, then maps them together with location-offset-based rotating.
- jimmydorry 5y agoHave you thought about including an additional identifier for the day too? That might help in addressing the edge cases that fall on different days.
- hhebbo 5y agoGood idea! I had it before and removed for simplicity, but I'll put it back. You're right, it'll help with the edge cases.