Clocks go forward this weekend 
27th.
https://www.gov.uk/when-do-the-clocks-change
RIP sleep patterns. DST pls go.
27th.https://www.gov.uk/when-do-the-clocks-change
RIP sleep patterns. DST pls go.
Poll: Clocks go forward this weekend (27th) (stupid, stupid, dumb BST)
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Stupid, stupid BST.
We'll say goodbye to GMT for the summer, we'll be back to idiots quoting GMT when they don't understand the difference, we'll be back to confusion and madness.
We invented time, we invented Greenwich, we invented longitude and we invented clocks*. It's only right that we should be on proper GMT all year round.
BST, you can do one. You're not wanted here.
*some of this may not be entirely factual
)Stupid, stupid BST.
We'll say goodbye to GMT for the summer, we'll be back to idiots quoting GMT when they don't understand the difference, we'll be back to confusion and madness.
We invented time, we invented Greenwich, we invented longitude and we invented clocks*. It's only right that we should be on proper GMT all year round.
BST, you can do one. You're not wanted here.
*some of this may not be entirely factual
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I dunno, I love it. Long evenings after work... Really seems a waste of good sunlight to have it rising before 5am!
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I'll say it again, all world clocks should go forward 30 mins permanently. The ultimate compromise and no more faff.
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I was reading a government petition in the US to move to DST and everyone was raging. It would mean in some areas it's still pitch black at 0830 (i.e. during school runs etc). Everyone was much more in favour of keeping standard time.
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As a software guy I hate timezones and daylight savings. The entire world should be in UTC year-round.
The amount of people who don't understand timezones and daylight savings is unreal, it's about 99% of people. Absolute trash system.
Back to reality:
- EU: were planning on scrapping DST a couple of years back, but didn't get round to it.
- USA: have a bill going through right now to scrap DST next year.
- UK+EU: should align with the USA change for convenience.
And some rant:
People shouldn't care what the number on the clock is in relation to when the sun rises and sets. If you want to work when there's daylight, set your alarm for sunrise and crack on. If you want to get home safely, leave work before sunset. The number on the clock just lets you set alarms and co-ordinate with other people, it DOES NOT NEED TO ALIGN WITH DAYLIGHT. FFS. RAWR!
A different rant:
Clocks should be replaced with something that legitimately measures (space)time. A thermometer takes a reading of temperature. A ruler takes a reading of length. A clock is just a ticking gizmo. The mere fact that your clock says 10am when someone in new york's says 6am despite the time not actually being different (neither person time-travelled) is evidence that clocks are fictional BS.
The amount of people who don't understand timezones and daylight savings is unreal, it's about 99% of people. Absolute trash system.
Back to reality:
- EU: were planning on scrapping DST a couple of years back, but didn't get round to it.
- USA: have a bill going through right now to scrap DST next year.
- UK+EU: should align with the USA change for convenience.
And some rant:
People shouldn't care what the number on the clock is in relation to when the sun rises and sets. If you want to work when there's daylight, set your alarm for sunrise and crack on. If you want to get home safely, leave work before sunset. The number on the clock just lets you set alarms and co-ordinate with other people, it DOES NOT NEED TO ALIGN WITH DAYLIGHT. FFS. RAWR!
A different rant:
Clocks should be replaced with something that legitimately measures (space)time. A thermometer takes a reading of temperature. A ruler takes a reading of length. A clock is just a ticking gizmo. The mere fact that your clock says 10am when someone in new york's says 6am despite the time not actually being different (neither person time-travelled) is evidence that clocks are fictional BS.
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was it US that recently abandoned this stupid idea? UK should do it too. I don't know why but I genuinely get angry about it every year
No, it was Europe that voted to scrap the change a few years ago - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...votes-to-scrap-daylight-saving-time-from-2021.
It annoys me too and it's about time they got rid of it as it really doesn't serve any purpose in this age.
This is part of my issue with it. You see stupid things online saying "Offer starts tomorrow at 09:00GMT" in the middle of the summer, or you go to a small local shop and they have a sign on the door "popped out, back at 2:00 GMT" (which is wrong in multiple ways).
Thanks, hadn't seen that one before. Reading the BBC link it does say that, while they've been trying for four years, it's only just making ground now in the US, whereas the European vote to scrap DST was confirmed in 2019 (and I remember casting my vote in 2018
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I wish they'd scrap it, UTC+0 all year please.
I wonder if it's something that can actually be actioned? Some countries have scrapped it no?
I wonder if it's something that can actually be actioned? Some countries have scrapped it no?
but farmers magically get one hour extra day light if we move the clock hands or something....was it US that recently abandoned this stupid idea? UK should do it too. I don't know why but I genuinely get angry about it every year
I don't get why they can't just set their alarm 1 hour earlier..... why does everyone have to change