Our (US) $s at work.

taharka res00vl8 at alltel.net
Fri Jul 29 23:04:39 UTC 2005


Sam Varshavchik wrote:

> Two years from now, folks running older versions of RH or FC for which 
> no glibc update was issued will have their clocks stop showing correct 
> time for most of the year.
>
> That's because Washington has screwed around with Daylight Savings 
> Time, again. They don't have anything better to do inside the Beltway, 
> apparently.
>
> I always thought that daylight time was a joke. It's totally stupid, 
> and has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. I am aware of the official 
> excuse for daylight time, but I still think it's stupid, it's dumb, 
> and idiotic. If anyone is really serious about saving energy, they 
> should simply change the timezone permanently.
>
> Starting in 2007, the so-called "standard time" will actually be in 
> effect for less than half a year. Standard time won't really be the 
> standard most of the time. Isn't it amazing? The US is now the 
> laughing stock of the entire world. You can almost see everyone point 
> their fingers across the Atlantic: “Those dumb yanks, they can't even 
> make up their mind what time of day it is, most of the time!”
>
>
Hmm.... laughing stock of the entire world but, longer lines of folks 
breaking their necks to get into this country legally or illegally ;-) 
Coming to the very country they're laughing at :-))

taharka

Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A.





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