Timothy Penner writes: >There are a lot of nuances for timezone data; here are a few that I find >interesting -
>The following article is both interesting and funny in how it explains some of >these nuances: >https://zachholman.com/talk/utc-is-enough-for-everyone-right Indeed, the whole history of Standard Time is fascinating (at least to me). It's a very recent (late 19th century) concept which came about mostly due to advances in transportation and telecommunication. Until then, Local Time was all that was needed. Under Local Time, the clocks were set to whatever time the local people/king/government decided. It didn't matter what time it was two days travel from there because the links between place were asynchronous. As transportation speeds increased and telecommunications were established the world 'shrank' (became more synchronous) and it became valuable to know the local time everywhere. But having thousands of Local Times, sometimes varying by only minutes, was difficult to manage. Hence the invention of Standard Time, based on geography (mostly longitude). Tom Benedict Optum This e-mail, including attachments, may include confidential and/or proprietary information, and may be used only by the person or entity to which it is addressed. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient or his or her authorized agent, the reader is hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by replying to this message and delete this e-mail immediately. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
