Dennis WursterNov 1, 2023
Uli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)

Short reminder: From today, for a week, Europe is already on winter time, while the US are still on Daylight Saving Time (DST).

So if you have recurring appointments with people from the other continent: European appointments will be 1 hour later for US folks, and US appointments will be *one hour earlier* for Europeans.

Oct 29, 2023 at 11:29amWeb
Show threadGrandpa DonOct 29, 2023
@uliwitness
Yoicks!
As if it wasn't disruptive enough twice a year!
Show threadMike RoachOct 29, 2023
@uliwitness Pretty cool how both the EU and US governments decided to end clock changing several years ago and yet neither have managed to actually do it and there’s no end in sight.
Show threadChristopher ZarrellaOct 29, 2023
@uliwitness we need to stop with these time changes. They're annoying and useless.
Show threadArcaikOct 29, 2023
@uliwitness Not just the US, most of Canada too.
Show threadKrupoOct 29, 2023

@Arcaik @uliwitness although correct it's one of those situations where I try not to brag about Canada being involved as well...

It'd be a lot more fun if we went with the European schedule now that I think about it.

Show threadArcaikOct 29, 2023

@krupo @uliwitness Oh I was not bragging, just mentioning that it's not just the US.

Tho it's probably obvious given Canada is pretty much a vassal state of the US for economically policies and culture.

Show threadunlucio 🌍 Oct 29, 2023
@uliwitness true, tho it's 2023 and by the magic o using a contemporary calendar, instead of a frigging scroll or piece of paper, most of us don't have to deal with this crazy time changes as clocks and meetings update accordingly 🎉
Show threadJdeBPOct 29, 2023

@uliwitness

It *shouldn't* be jarring to read "U.S. are", but it is. (-:

So few people treat "United States" as plural in everyday conversation.

#EnglishLanguage

Show threadPaulaOct 30, 2023
@uliwitness definitely thought the whole time change thing was an American oddity
Show threadDr. ir. Brian R. PauwOct 30, 2023
@uliwitness just a tip for those scheduling international meetings: also specify the time in UTC.
Show threadUli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)Oct 31, 2023
@doc Doesn't help recurring meetings, where people often don't even check their calendar anymore, and suddenly it’s moved by 1 hour, or meetings at the start of the day, where people might be on the road when they realize the meeting is now, not in 1 hour.
Show threadNjordOct 30, 2023

@uliwitness

We ended up missing a meeting due to that last year, so this is an important message

Show threadAustin Nunn 🏳️‍🌈🏁Oct 31, 2023
@uliwitness it's almost like DST is silly. Also shouldn't web calendars account for this?
Show threadUli Kusterer (Not a kitteh)Oct 31, 2023
@austincnunn They do, but humans who are used to something being at the same time each day probably don’t expect it to suddenly be an hour earlier.
Show threadmeri-tu-saisNov 7, 2023
@uliwitness hum yeah dst u mean don’t starve together ? Great game