US Daylight Saving Time Change on 11th March

[JKTrix]

Greetz all. In case you didn't know, the US's Daylight Savings Time changes this year. It used to start on the first Sunday of April, but now it will be starting the 2nd Sunday of March (March 11 this year). It will also now be ending the first Sunday of November (Nov 4 this year) instead of Last Sunday of October like it was before.

Your computers automatically adjust to DST, but it was based on the 'old rule'. People running Vista have nothing to worry about, but anyone XP and older will have to patch. I'm not sure about Mac or other OSes, but I'm sure they'll have something available.

Windows users, read up here on how to get yourself sorted out.

http://support.microsoft.com/gp/cp_dst

[oddler]

Sneaky little time-adjusters. >.>

[Roto13]

I don't know what we're doing in Canada.

[Old Manus]

GMT represent

[Misfit]

lolest.

[Yamaneko]

Damn farmers.

[Flying Mullet]

This was a really lame attempt by Prez Bushy to "help people cut down on energy consumption, thus saving them money" by extending daylight savings time, rather than getting his oil buddies to quit raping the american public by lowering energy prices.

[oddler]

The Act, described by proponents as an attempt to combat growing energy problems, provides tax incentives and loan guarantees for energy production of various types.

Changing the time of day doesn't change the speed at which Earth rotates.

[Flying Mullet]

Daylight Savings Time originated during WWI when resources were scarce. The idea is that there is a lot of wasted daylight earlier in the morning from late spring through early fall when people are sleeping (before 6 am). By "rolling back" the time by an hour, people capitalize on the extra daylight .

[Bunny]

I refuse to submit to this change.

[oddler]

Daylight Savings Time originated during WWI when resources were scarce. The idea is that there is a lot of wasted daylight earlier in the morning from late spring through early fall when people are sleeping (before 6 am). By "rolling back" the time by an hour, people capitalize on the extra daylight .

Then they should just wake up and hour earlier, JUST LIKE THEY'RE REALLY DOING, EH?
There's never actually extra daylight.

[Owen Macwere]

This is the advantage of not living in America.

[rubah]

I think this is an important and worthwhile announcement

Does this mean we'll actually start DST *before* england now? It used to always been the week after they sprang forward.

[fire_of_avalon]

Damn farmers.

Farming in America nowadays doesn't really benefit from DST, most of them get up between 4 and 5 a.m. My daddy says it's golfers' fault. I think he's silly.

[Yamaneko]

Why must you bring me down to earth, foa? Why?