World clock, when?

2 pointsdrydot8y ago4 comments

Are we going to terminate the absurd concept of time zones? I wonder why those feudal folks decided that it is important that at noon the sun must be above.

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drydotOP8y ago· 1 in thread

..Specially when people tends to travel more and more

onion2k8y ago

A few years ago there were approximately one billion people who travelled abroad for at least one night (that's the last year I can find a number for). That's about 15% of the population of Earth. It's reasonable to say that most people don't travel internationally, even if the amount has gone up by a few percent. We're a long way off abandoning timezones.

CarolineW8y ago

We already have a "World Clock" - you can adopt it too. Just always work by Zulu time.

So if someone asks you what time it is, give them the answer in Zulu time. When they look confused, explain.

Then you'll have to work out what time - Zulu time - you have your breakfast, and your lunch, and your evening meal. So suddenly you'll be having breakfast at, say, 12:00 Zulu. Does that help? How does it help?

So I want to phone you - how do I know what time to call? Any time after breakfast? Cool - what time do you have breakfast?

So, are you instead going to synchronise your day to mine? I sure as heck aren't going to go to bed when the Sun is at its peak and get up a little after it has set. Would you do that?

This comes up every year or so on HN and I honestly just don't understand the mind-set of people who suggest it. I'd seriously like to know how you would address the above, and how you can see this possibly working.

mtmail8y ago

You could switch to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

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