[Jerry Raia]

Originally Posted by aximilation

Actually, don't quote on this, I heard somewhere that DST was created for farmers so they would have more time in the fields or something like that.

That is true.

[Jerry Raia]

Originally Posted by aximilation

Actually, don't quote on this, I heard somewhere that DST was created for farmers so they would have more time in the fields or something like that.

That is true.

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Jerry Raia

What was the thing? Centibeats? Remember that Internet time thing?

You're referring to Swatch's .beats. Unsurprisingly, it never took off, despite some good ideas.

--janak

[Jerry Raia]

Yes exactly. I just set it up on a desktop clock. I also found an application, WorldTime, that will display it on a Smartphone. I say we start the conversion right here! Let the revolution begin! :rock on dude!:

[ruindforlife]

Instead of springing forward and falling back as in the past I recommend we split the difference this fall we just fall back 1/2 (half an hour ) and forget about it. Never to change it again!

[Sven]

Quote:

Originally Posted by aximilation
Actually, don't quote on this, I heard somewhere that DST was created for farmers so they would have more time in the fields or something like that.

Originally Posted by Jerry Raia

That is true.

That has to be BS, though I've heard it, found it. Farmers don't punch clocks. If they need to work from sunup to sundown, what difference does it make if that is from 0600 to 1800, or 0700 to 1900. DST does make the daylight any longer, it just shifts the hours at which it occurs. The more reasonable rational was to have more daylight happen when folks are at home doing stuff so that energy could be saved by not needing the light, etc. Whatever. I gotta go with the 'stop the madness' altogether camp. It's more trouble than it is worth.