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I put a little analog clock on my desk that's set to UTC time. It helps a lot with converting logs to get a quick reference.
by yabones 1y ago
I put a little analog clock on my desk that's set to UTC time. It helps a lot with converting logs to get a quick reference.
- lozf 1y agoPerhaps a shell alias for: TZ="Etc/UTC" xclock -analog -update 1 -norender -hl grey -fg grey -bg black (or similar) would also suffice.
- derwiki 1y agoI do the same! I am in PDT and keep a UTC and EDT clock (most of my team is east coast)
- schraitle 1y agoI have a piece of paper on my desk, each side has the time zone, utc offset, and date when DST will change. Twice a year I flip over the paper. Right now it reads "EDT, UTC-4, until: Sun, Nov 2" Going to add a clock next to it now, that's a great idea
- ponector 1y agoAnd then with distributed team you realize DST change dates are different around the globe.
- pseudalopex 1y agoDesks around the globe can have different pieces of paper.
- vdm 1y ago$ zdump -Vc 2025,2026 America/New_York America/New_York Sun Mar 9 06:59:59 2025 UT = Sun Mar 9 01:59:59 2025 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 America/New_York Sun Mar 9 07:00:00 2025 UT = Sun Mar 9 03:00:00 2025 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 America/New_York Sun Nov 2 05:59:59 2025 UT = Sun Nov 2 01:59:59 2025 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 America/New_York Sun Nov 2 06:00:00 2025 UT = Sun Nov 2 01:00:00 2025 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 $ zdump -Vc 2025,2026 Europe/London Europe/London Sun Mar 30 00:59:59 2025 UT = Sun Mar 30 00:59:59 2025 GMT isdst=0 gmtoff=0 Europe/London Sun Mar 30 01:00:00 2025 UT = Sun Mar 30 02:00:00 2025 BST isdst=1 gmtoff=3600 Europe/London Sun Oct 26 00:59:59 2025 UT = Sun Oct 26 01:59:59 2025 BST isdst=1 gmtoff=3600 Europe/London Sun Oct 26 01:00:00 2025 UT = Sun Oct 26 01:00:00 2025 GMT isdst=0 gmtoff=0
- ZeWaka 1y agoAnalog clock is a great idea. I just use the Windows multiple timezone clocks feature, but I can see the usefulness of being able to glance at UTC.
- theandrewbailey 1y agoI did this back when I used Windows. I suppose I'll have to add multiple clock widgets to my XFCE panels to get the same effect.
- gtowey 1y agoI really love this idea!
- walthamstow 1y agoOne of the great things about living at 0 latitude is it's UTC half the year
- noir_lord 1y agoDid you mean longitude?
- walthamstow 1y agoYes, thanks. Having a baby will play havoc with your brain.
- 1-more 1y agoExpense a Rolex GMT Master or Sky Dweller. Tell your boss I said it was necessary!