On 5 Oct 2007 15:33:52 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Shane) wrote: >> China has one time zone. > >Which (of course) is set for the convenience of Beijing. Pity the poor >souls in (far) western regions. >The difference is noticeable just trying to arrange photos at dawn each >day as you putter up (what is known as) the Yangtze.
Why pity them? The sun still gets up in the morning, only their clocks are different than when the sun get up in the east. And when someone in the East asks for a teleconference, they know exactly what time it will be on their clocks. Or if they have to travel, they don't get confused about what clock time the meeting will be at. Even *with* time zones, I notice that some times of the year, I go to work in the dark, some times I go to work in the light. I could use a sidereal clock or check the local paper if it mattered. Whether my local clock said "6:00" or whether it said "10:00". What's the difference? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
