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With daylight savings time too, I would hope

by qntty 3y ago

danesparza 3y ago
:-/
junon 3y ago
If memory serves DST is mostly a historical thing for farming and other daylight-centric work due to the Earth's rotational tilt in relation to the sun, right? Unless we have farmers on the moon where this is a consideration I would hope not, given that it's a source of confusion and complexity in timekeeping software.
- aftbit 3y ago
  Farming? Where does this myth come from? Farmers hate DST. The cows want to be milked according to the sun, not to a clock. https://agamerica.com/blog/myth-vs-fact-daylight-saving-time-farming/ https://agamerica.com/blog/myth-vs-fact-daylight-saving-time...
- engineer_22 3y ago
  From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time : >It is a common myth in the United States that DST was first implemented for the benefit of farmers.[38][39][40] In reality, farmers have been one of the strongest lobbying groups against DST since it was first implemented.[38][39][40] The factors that influence farming schedules, such as morning dew and dairy cattle's readiness to be milked, are ultimately dictated by the sun, so the clock change introduces unnecessary challenges.[38][40][41] >DST was first implemented in the US with the Standard Time Act of 1918, a wartime measure for seven months during World War I in the interest of adding more daylight hours to conserve energy resources.[42][41] Year-round DST, or "War Time", was implemented again during World War II.[42] After the war, local jurisdictions were free to choose if and when to observe DST until the Uniform Time Act which standardized DST in 1966.[42][43] Permanent daylight saving time was enacted for the winter of 1974, but there were complaints of children going to school in the dark and working people commuting and starting their work day in pitch darkness during the winter, and it was repealed a year later.
  - junon 3y ago
    Interesting, I stand corrected :) thanks
    - engineer_22 3y ago
      No problemo, I was curious also!

With daylight savings time too, I would hope

by qntty 3y ago

With daylight savings time too, I would hope

danesparza 3y ago

:-/

junon 3y ago

If memory serves DST is mostly a historical thing for farming and other daylight-centric work due to the Earth's rotational tilt in relation to the sun, right? Unless we have farmers on the moon where this is a consideration I would hope not, given that it's a source of confusion and complexity in timekeeping software.

aftbit 3y ago
Farming? Where does this myth come from? Farmers hate DST. The cows want to be milked according to the sun, not to a clock. https://agamerica.com/blog/myth-vs-fact-daylight-saving-time-farming/ https://agamerica.com/blog/myth-vs-fact-daylight-saving-time...
engineer_22 3y ago
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time : >It is a common myth in the United States that DST was first implemented for the benefit of farmers.[38][39][40] In reality, farmers have been one of the strongest lobbying groups against DST since it was first implemented.[38][39][40] The factors that influence farming schedules, such as morning dew and dairy cattle's readiness to be milked, are ultimately dictated by the sun, so the clock change introduces unnecessary challenges.[38][40][41] >DST was first implemented in the US with the Standard Time Act of 1918, a wartime measure for seven months during World War I in the interest of adding more daylight hours to conserve energy resources.[42][41] Year-round DST, or "War Time", was implemented again during World War II.[42] After the war, local jurisdictions were free to choose if and when to observe DST until the Uniform Time Act which standardized DST in 1966.[42][43] Permanent daylight saving time was enacted for the winter of 1974, but there were complaints of children going to school in the dark and working people commuting and starting their work day in pitch darkness during the winter, and it was repealed a year later.
- junon 3y ago
  Interesting, I stand corrected :) thanks
  - engineer_22 3y ago
    No problemo, I was curious also!