On 07/08/14 15:20, Paul_Koning@dell.com wrote:
On Aug 6, 2014, at 7:39 PM, Paul Eggert <eggert@CS.UCLA.EDU> wrote:
In Vox yesterday Matthew Yglesias argued that time zones ought to be abolished, writing "They were a good idea at the time, but in the modern world they cause more trouble than they are worth." It's tempting to agree. See:
Yglesias M. The case against time zones: They're impractical & outdated. Vox 2014-08-05. http://www.vox.com/2014/8/5/5970767/case-against-time-zones That certainly is pretty entertaining comedy.
Certainly is. I was wondering what would happen in winter when some organisations change their office hours to avoid travelling to (or from) work (or school) in the dark? That would have a knock-on effect on train timetables so the train companies would adjust their schedules to match the demand and we'd get summer and winter timetables. What we really need is a very large array of mirrors and shades so that the entire planet has a common day/night schedule that is invariant through the year. jch