In message: <[email protected]> "Poul-Henning Kamp" <[email protected]> writes: : In message <[email protected]>, Tony F : inch writes: : : >> DST is a trivial gimmick layered on standard time. Standard time is a : >> global system layered on the mean solar day. : > : >I don't think DST is trivial, nor is it a gimmick. : : Seconded. : : In addition to what it was designed to, DST changes have taken on : an unanticipated role of high-level low frequency public scheduling. : : Emperical evidence shows that fewer people miss their trains right : after a DST change, even accounting for those who get it wrong by : one hour. : : : This indicates that DST changes actually make people adjust their : clocks. : : At least in Denmark, the public safety administration is actively : advocating using the DST change to test the residual current : protection relay (RCCB), "since you have to set all the clocks anyway". : : We know from electricians purchases of new RCCBs that this advice : is widely taken. : : I would keep DST, even if it confers no other benefits, simply because : from a societal point of view, it is beneficial to have the populations : almost undivided attention twice a year.
In the US, many fire departments have similar public safety campaigns. Change your fire detector batteries when you change your clock. Warner _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
