Lord of the Dish Pit Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 So it wasn't enough that they extended daylight savings time in 2005, despite the war being over for 60 years at that point, now they want to permanently destroy our hour of sleep. The cycle needs to end, yes, but end it in such a way as to return us to the natural cycle, not damn us to eternal sleep deprivation in the name of the foul demon Productivity! After the events of the last few years stressing everyone out, after current events are stressing everyone out, do these fools really think throwing eternal sleep dep into the mix is a wise idea? Whether this is stupidity or malice, I have my suspicions, but this is not the place to utter them. 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 57 minutes ago, sumbloke said: I agree with timezones, because you do need to be able to coordinate with others. However, we should have timezones regulated so that nowhere has more than 45 minutes between actual local time and their timezone. I'm the opposite. I think we need to completely abolish time zones, and everyone simply use UTC and a 24 hour clock. We're a global economy with nearly instant communication around the world - why shouldn't we all be on the same clock? Might as well do it sooner rather than later, because eventually we're going to space, and trust me, trying to figure out the moon's time zones is an exercise none of us want. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sumbloke Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 38 minutes ago, kristof65 said: 1 hour ago, sumbloke said: I agree with timezones, because you do need to be able to coordinate with others. However, we should have timezones regulated so that nowhere has more than 45 minutes between actual local time and their timezone. I'm the opposite. I think we need to completely abolish time zones, and everyone simply use UTC and a 24 hour clock. We're a global economy with nearly instant communication around the world - why shouldn't we all be on the same clock? Might as well do it sooner rather than later, because eventually we're going to space, and trust me, trying to figure out the moon's time zones is an exercise none of us want. Actually, you agree with timezones to extremes - you think the whole world should be in one timezone. The biggest problem I can see with your idea is that people will want their daylight hours to be the same day. Half the world would suddenly change days during daylight. I doubt anyone in those countries is going to agree to your proposal. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 hours ago, OneBoot said: .....How do they know what space tastes like? Uh, you had me up until Step 7. I'm still alive! More alive now than a few months ago, even. I'm painting again, and the chaos at work has slowed down substantially. So much so, in fact, that lately I've been feeling like a racecar suddenly thrust into rush-hour traffic. I know there's a downshift option for my mental gears, but it's been awhile since I last used it and I'm kind of fuzzy on how it's supposed to work. I'm very very glad that my job got abruptly boring, though, because that means far fewer people are getting sick. Huzzah! --OneBoot 😄 Supposedly, scientists have said it tastes like raspberries & such. When Coke Starlight was about to come out, I read a article regarding that. They didn't give you the flavor but the coloring of the bottle & what they said about space, kinda gave away what the flavor was. Since, I gave up Coke, way before I gave up caffeinated sodas, I'll never experience the "taste" of Starlight. Eh, oh well, no worries on my part. Welcome back, btw!!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haldir Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Heh, "Everstuck" is at it again: https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/16/business/evergreen-container-ship-grounded/index.html 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I looked into this latest ship grounding. At least one News outlet, wait make that two: Popular Mechanics and CNET reported that Ever Forward and Ever Given are “sister ships”. It was right in the headline. This is False. MV Ever Forward is 334 meters long. MV Ever Given is 400 meters long. They are different designs, different dimensions, different tonnages (the longer ship is 80,000 tons larger) and therefore not sister ships. Evergreen F Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_F-class_container_ship Evergreen G Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_G-class_container_ship The hint that they are not sisters is right there in the names. All the ships in the F class have names that start with an F. Ever Front, Ever Fine, Ever Frank . . . etc. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 48 minutes ago, TGP said: I looked into this latest ship grounding. At least one News outlet, wait make that two: Popular Mechanics and CNET reported that Ever Forward and Ever Given are “sister ships”. It was right in the headline. This is False. MV Ever Forward is 334 meters long. MV Ever Given is 400 meters long. They are different designs, different dimensions, different tonnages (the longer ship is 80,000 tons larger) and therefore not sister ships. Evergreen F Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_F-class_container_ship Evergreen G Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_G-class_container_ship The hint that they are not sisters is right there in the names. All the ships in the F class have names that start with an F. Ever Front, Ever Fine, Ever Frank . . . etc. Hmmm, some sisters are a tad larger than their siblings. I see no problem with that. 4 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted March 17 Moderator Share Posted March 17 8 hours ago, TGP said: @Corsair have you been setting your clocks ahead an hour each day since Sunday? Still the 16th here… Technically, it was the 17th in Ireland when he posted. 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted March 17 Moderator Share Posted March 17 Have I mentioned that I really like my job? I got to work this morning to find this on my desk: 17 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 One stripe of the rainbow was green; shamrocks missing… …St. Patrick’s day has morphed since I was a school kid ? I guess. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristof65 Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 10 hours ago, sumbloke said: The biggest problem I can see with your idea is that people will want their daylight hours to be the same day. Half the world would suddenly change days during daylight. I doubt anyone in those countries is going to agree to your proposal. That is the first logical objection I've seen. Most of the objections I've seen center on the idea that "noon/12pm must be midday" when the reality is that is rarely true for most of a given time zone most of the year. I will have to think on it more. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuroneko Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 (edited) "Oh right, the hat's green. Guess it must be St Patrick's Day. Happy whatever, internet peeps" Edited March 17 by Kuroneko 14 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 10 minutes ago, kristof65 said: That is the first logical objection I've seen. Most of the objections I've seen center on the idea that "noon/12pm must be midday" when the reality is that is rarely true for most of a given time zone most of the year. I will have to think on it more. Tbh, the fact that solar noon and clock noon aren’t at the same time has always annoyed me. And as a fair skinned person who turns red as a tomato under the influence of solar noon, it’s an important thing to know for me. And like, why is midnight just a couple hours after the sun goes down sometimes??? This isn’t Alaska in midsummer. It’s MID-night. There should be as much dark time before as after!!! 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 16 minutes ago, kristof65 said: 10 hours ago, sumbloke said: The biggest problem I can see with your idea is that people will want their daylight hours to be the same day. Half the world would suddenly change days during daylight. I doubt anyone in those countries is going to agree to your proposal. Expand That is the first logical objection I've seen. Most of the objections I've seen center on the idea that "noon/12pm must be midday" when the reality is that is rarely true for most of a given time zone most of the year. I will have to think on it more. The Ancient Hebrew calendar changed the date at Sundown — maybe there is a Jewish sect that still does this..? A day consisted of, in order: The Evening Night (full darkness) Morning Full light of Day ended by sundown. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serenity Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 RTB Pro-Tips! SKU#30012 Enrieth, Female Harefolk Rogue! 3-17-22. Started at 11:33 AM. https://www.twitch.tv/reaperminiatures 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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