On Fri 2011/02/11 15:33:01 -0000, "Clive D.W. Feather" wrote in a message to: Leap Second Discussion List <[email protected]>
>I don't believe that's so. I might agree that people expect it to be within >about 3 hours, but that's all. Do people in western China work 9-to-5? If so, is it dark when they get to work? Or do they work later hours? Are they happy about this or do they just toe the party line? >What's the problem with them moving on different dates? Um, beyond the >problems we already have because they move on loads of different dates. No intrinsic problem, just an extra level of chaos, made worse possibly because it's a secular effect. >> Currently the main chaotic element of timezones is concerned with >> the start and end date of DST. The chaos is restricted to two >> periods, sometime in autumn and spring, and it only amounts to one >> hour to and fro. > >FX: laughter. > >As an example, last year Egypt had two separate sessions of DST. How is this not be concerned with the "start and end date of DST"? >> Leaping timezones, each "at their own pace", can only add an extra >> level of chaos, one that will eventually lead to multi-hour offsets >> that continue to grow over time. > >Why? Adjacent countries might move from a delta of an hour to zero and then >back again, but why would one place move at a different *rate* (i.e. leaps >per millenium) to another? In other words, how is this any more complex >than Russia deciding not to end DST this year? Not all countries/states/provinces implement daylight saving. Anyway, the Australian provinces might stand their ground. Regards, Mark Calabretta _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
