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Extra Daylight Savings May Confuse the Gadgets

Posted by timothy on from the abolish-daylight-savings-time dept.

CrimeDoggy writes "In the energy bill to be signed by the President today (August 8), changes are to be made that extend daylight savings time. The bill would start daylight time three weeks earlier and end it a week later as an energy-saving measure. Many devices such as VCRs, cell phones, and watches would still operate on the previous schedule, potentially causing problems."

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  1. Please just drop it. by Phs2501 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Hopefully this will cause more states to take the good example of Arizona and just do away with the daylight savings sillyness altogether.

    1. Re:Please just drop it. by telecsan · · Score: 5, Informative

      You have apparently never seen the typical electric load in the evenings for a large electric utility. Trust me, you can tell the difference between the day before daylight saving time (starts/ends) and the day after. There is a benefit. Personally, I don't think it's worth the hassle, but that's just me being selfish.

  2. Daylight Saving...No "S" by chia_monkey · · Score: 4, Informative

    Just to clarify, it's "daylight saving" time...No "s".

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  3. Re:Purpose? by lucabrasi999 · · Score: 4, Informative

    How is this going to save energy?
    How about this?.