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I didn't know what a time zone band was, but I was able to find out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Zone_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Zone_(ban
by kubanczyk 4y ago
I didn't know what a time zone band was, but I was able to find out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Zone_(band) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Zone_(band)
But seriously, in DST world, the numerical offsets (-6, ...) are confusing enough, adding yet another "simpler" notation would only increase confusion.
- iainmerrick 4y agoI did say almost elegant...! I just hadn't noticed before that the 26 Roman letters are just enough for 24 hour-wide timezones, which seems like a nice coincidence, so I wondered if anyone had tried it. There are way more than 24 different zones in practice, of course.