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Samoa and Tokelau Are Skipping December 30th

Posted by Soulskill on from the custom-week-crafting dept.

ocean_soul writes "Starting January 1, 2012 Samoa and Tokelau will be in time zone +13 instead of -11. This means there will be no December 30, 2011 in these countries. The decision to switch time zone was based on the changing international business relations of Samoa. Samoa had adopted the -11 time zone to make business with the U.S. easier. However, currently Samoa's most important trading partners are Australia and New Zealand. By switching time zone the work-weeks and week-ends on Samoa and Tokelau will be synchronized with those in Australia and New Zealand."

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  1. Re:SIgn of the "times" by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    The typical shortsightedness and pedantry I'd expect from someone with a UID like yours. He specifically mentioned VCRs and related electronics. All of them track and calculate the date. Do you not think this change in date will affect these things? Or did you just want a chance to write an equation with a modulus operation?

    Go out and try to get fucked. Hit on 20 girls, and you'll get at least one out of the bar. The naked man technique works 2 out of 3 times. Write an equation for that, and you'll know how many girls you have to hit on to get fucked.

    I'm going to go get fucked tonight after I'm done with this 8 to 5 shift. Responding like this to nerds like yourself is what I do during those 3 minute hourly breaks.