[Discuss] Abolish DST (was This year's Beowulf Bash is not for the lily-livered)

[Jerry Feldman]

Those of us who were in the military, especially aviation always used Zulu,
or UTC. we also used Jack Benny for radio frequencies.

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On Mon, Nov 22, 2021, 1:11 PM Laura Conrad <lconrad at laymusic.org> wrote:

> >>>>> "Kent" == Kent Borg <kentborg at borg.org> writes:
>
>     Kent> On 11/22/21 8:12 AM, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>     >> Sundial clocks are the answer.
>
>     Kent> I like them. But still have to pick what to calibrate to.
>
>     Kent> I have mused with the idea of Somerville Solar Time, referenced
> to the
>     Kent> Prospect Hill Meridian! Get hip businesses to hang clocks synced
> to
>     Kent> Somerville Solar Time. It has a nice retro yet computerized
> quality.
>
> Actually, I like the idea of abolishing all timezones and having time be
> UTC everywhere, with the times for starting school or work picked to be
> reasonable for the location.
>
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> way across a sunny sky.  The koala, possum, dingo and carpet snake are
> silent on the land below.  A mist covers the mountains.  We and our
> land are crying for you.
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