Lillian (5): Wait why is it morning in Chicago if it is night in Japan. *long explanation* Me: And that’s why it is 8 PM at night here but 5 AM in Chicago. Lillian: Wait the time is different too? Me: Yes. Lillian: Why not just have it be 8 PM everywhere and just be daytime there
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Just tell her the only true measure of time is the number of seconds since January 1, 1970. Everything else is politics
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Ironically, this is a political platform I can get on board with.
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I'm sure you can't wait to introduce her to daylight savings
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Some time zones can even differ by minutes, ie India Standard Time is 3 hour and 30 minutes behind Tokyo
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(There's a second half zone for Newfoundland.)
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She is 100% right though.
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The worst part: countries with half-hour timezones. My first internship involved QAing teleconference scheduling software and I got deep into this pain.
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The "why not just" is very heritable
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I spent six years working on calendar software at http://cozi.com . Time zones? Daylight savings? iCalendar? RRULEs? Gaaaaah!
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