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Alternatives to Daylight Saving Time?

Posted by timothy on from the even-ben-franklin-made-some-whoppers dept.

Wellington Grey writes "Daylight saving time almost upon us. The arguments about its possible benefits and drawbacks come up twice every year. Does it save energy or lives? Possibly, but it does definitely cause a great deal of inconvenience. My question is this: what do you think would be the best possible system to replace DST with? What is the best way for humans to deal with the inconsistent amount of light over the year and still foster coordination over disparate time zones?"

2 of 755 comments (clear)

  1. DST is ending by self+assembled+struc · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, DST is coming to an end. The summer is when the hours are artificially moved ahead. The winter time is the actual "accurate" earth time.

  2. Standard Time is Upon us! by Saint+Stephen · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, we are in Daylight Savings Time right now. We are getting ready to go back to Standard Time.