If Canada doesn't do the same thing at the same time, it'll be a real hassle, dealing with a change from -8 to -7 crossing the border between BC and WA, for instance. It has to be done consistently throughout North America.
On Tue, 15 Mar 2022 at 12:35, Jay R. Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: > The bill is "permanently move all US time zones one hour earlier (-8 thru > -5 is > replaced permanently with -7 thru -4). > > They are *calling it* "permanent DST", but that's not really what's > happening, > in my engineering appraisal. Or my geopolitical one, but I don't lay > claim > to professional opinions there. > -- jra > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mel Beckman" <m...@beckman.org> > > To: "jra" <j...@baylink.com> > > Cc: "nanog@nanog.org list" <nanog@nanog.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 3:19:11 PM > > Subject: Re: "Permanent" DST > > > I don’t follow why cancelling DST has the effect of moving the US fifteen > > degrees to the east. Also, your subject line reads “permanent DST”, but > from > > your language the bill will be permanent standard time. > > > > I haven’t read the bill, but I’m hoping you can explain your position > more > > clearly. > > > > -mel via cell > > > >> On Mar 15, 2022, at 3:13 PM, Jay R. Ashworth <j...@baylink.com> wrote: > >> > >> In a unanimous vote today, the US Senate approved a bill which would > >> > >> 1) Cancel DST permanently, and > >> 2) Move every square inch of US territory 15 degrees to the east. > >> > >> My opinion of this ought to be obvious from my rhetoric. Hopefully, it > will > >> fail, because it's likely to be the end of rational time worldwide, and > even > >> if you do log in UTC, it will still make your life difficult. > >> > >> I'm poleaxed; I can't even decide which grounds to scream about this > on... > >> > >> Hopefully, the House or the White House will be more coherent in their > >> decision on this engineering construct. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> -- jra > >> > >> -- > >> Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > j...@baylink.com > >> Designer The Things I Think > RFC 2100 > >> Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land > Rover DII > > > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 > 647 1274 > > -- > Jay R. Ashworth Baylink > j...@baylink.com > Designer The Things I Think RFC > 2100 > Ashworth & Associates http://www.bcp38.info 2000 Land > Rover DII > St Petersburg FL USA BCP38: Ask For It By Name! +1 727 647 > 1274 >
