[brassplayersrock²]

hey fellow macnners. i forgot all about putting the clocks forward and hour until an hour ago. dont forget either if you live in the u s of a

-a

edit:
and Ontario (thanks mastrap)

[Captain Obvious]

Originally Posted by brassplayersrock 

hey fellow macnners. i forgot all about putting the clocks forward and hour until an hour ago. dont forget either if you live in the u s of a

-a

That was last night
how do you go an entire day without noticing the hour difference?

[ghporter]

I thought this thread would be about how stupid DST is to begin with, not "how did you make it this far without changing your clocks?"

I would have done just fine without changing my clocks-it's Sunday and I don't have any appointments or commitments today. And tomorrow starts spring break, so I have very few worries about time for several days. I'm just ticked that our beloved Congress decided to take our lives into the twilight zone for an extra two months-without enough data to show the the existing DST plan saved anything at all.

[brassplayersrock²]

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious 

That was last night
how do you go an entire day without noticing the hour difference?

staying up most of the night with friends and forgetting all about it and waking up at 6, err, 7 at night is how
besides, as G said, it's sunday
-a

[Doofy]

Why have they done this?

Haven't recent studies shown that it doesn't actually save any energy?

[marden]

Here's the official US time site to accurately set your clocks.

The official US time

[ghporter]

Originally Posted by marden 

Here's the official US time site to accurately set your clocks.

The official US time

I use my GPS for accurate time. Yes, it's a bit anal, but I can get my clocks set to within about 1/5 second this way. With the delays inherent in Internet routing, you can't get anywhere near that accurate using the cool widget you posted.

I do use time.nist.gov to sync all my computers' time though.

[Mastrap]

Same goes for Ontario.

[marden]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I use my GPS for accurate time. Yes, it's a bit anal, but I can get my clocks set to within about 1/5 second this way. With the delays inherent in Internet routing, you can't get anywhere near that accurate using the cool widget you posted.

I do use time.nist.gov to sync all my computers' time though.

Does GPS have the accuracy to register the difference between the unit held in your outstretched left hand and your outstretched right hand?

[ghporter]

My "less expensive" one doesn't, but there are units that can.

[Mastrap]

The GPS in our car is amazingly accurate. I constantly marvel at its precision. We're in Chicago right now and having a guidance system totally changes the way you drive in a city that you don't know all that well.

[marden]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

My "less expensive" one doesn't, but there are units that can.

So the accuracy is a function of the unit as well as the system, I gather. I recall when they allowed civilian use to be as accurate as the military's.

[Demonhood]

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I thought this thread would be about how stupid DST is to begin with...

blasphemy! standard time can suck it. i wish they'd just stick with daylight savings the whole year. i hate when it gets dark at 4pm.

[mduell]

Originally Posted by marden 

So the accuracy is a function of the unit as well as the system, I gather. I recall when they allowed civilian use to be as accurate as the military's.

Differential GPS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by ghporter 

I use my GPS for accurate time. Yes, it's a bit anal, but I can get my clocks set to within about 1/5 second this way. With the delays inherent in Internet routing, you can't get anywhere near that accurate using the cool widget you posted.

Although a java clock on a website may not be that accurate, Network Time Protocol is usually within 1/100th of a second over the public internet.

[Jawbone54]

My wife is the anal retentive type. Just to make sure, she set the clocks ahead about 4:00 PM on Saturday. I explained to her that it would make things confusing since we were meeting my parents at 7:00 for dinner, but she insisted because I'd be too tired to change them whenever we go back home that night.

[brassplayersrock²]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

blasphemy! standard time can suck it. i wish they'd just stick with daylight savings the whole year. i hate when it gets dark at 4pm.

my mum and I were talking about this on the phone, and we both agree this would be the best thing.

-a

edit:

yes my medicine keeps me up

[macintologist]

What I don't understand is why do computers need to have their software updated? Don't they just get the new DST time from a time server??

[Dakar²]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

blasphemy! standard time can suck it. i wish they'd just stick with daylight savings the whole year. i hate when it gets dark at 4pm.

Yeah, people's issue isn't with when what happens but that time keeps changing. Just pick one and be done with it.

[TETENAL]

Originally Posted by macintologist 

What I don't understand is why do computers need to have their software updated? Don't they just get the new DST time from a time server??

The time server doesn't know which time zone and country you are sitting in.

[starman]

Originally Posted by Demonhood 

blasphemy! standard time can suck it. i wish they'd just stick with daylight savings the whole year. i hate when it gets dark at 4pm.

Exactly what I was going to say.