[plug] daylight savings

[Craig Foster]

From: plug-bounces at plug.org.au on behalf of Adrian Chadd
Sent: Wed 10/25/2006 5:42 PM
To: plug at plug.org.au
Subject: Re: [plug] daylight savings



On Wed, Oct 25, 2006, Patrick Coleman wrote:
> On 10/25/06, Adrian Chadd <adrian at creative.net.au> wrote:
> >Hiya,
> >
> >So are you all ready for the fun that is quick daylight savings
> >alterations?
> >
> >Crazy scripts with the wrong time, servers with the wrong
> >timezone information, Outlook calendaring a bit wonky.. :)
>
> I like how they're going to trial it - meaning it'll be a nightmare
> twice; once when they change it with *a months notice* and again when
> (if :E) they change it back, just as you finally fix that last broken
> script.

Even more fun is how this went over in Tasmania, if what I read
on this mornings plane flight is correct. Three year trial - first year lots of complaints,
second year some complaints, third year no complaints. THen it passed.



Adrian

>
> Fun.
>
> --Patrick
>
>
> --
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Ahhh, the old boiling toad trick.

The theory goes "If a toad is put in a pot with water which is gradually boiled, it wont notice the temperature change and die - but it will notice a sharp temperature rise and then escape"

(Results should not be retested, and I haven't done this myself :P ) 

<rant>

This is a federal issue, and should be decided for all states / territories as a whole. Not 1 hour there, 30mins over there, and none here...
Either that, or the three expensive referendums we've previously had on the subject should stand...

</rant>

(I realise that the two points may be opposite outcomes)

CraigF.

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