Re: [PLUG] Regular time

2009-10-29 Thread Ronald Chmara
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Eric Wilhelm enoba...@gmail.com wrote: Forget for a second that it is ridiculous for an internet-connected computer to ask a human for the time of day... How about Forget for a second that it is ridiculous for an internet-connected computer to ask a human for

Re: [PLUG] Regular time

2009-10-29 Thread Richard C. Steffens
Ronald Chmara wrote: I was born and raised in AZ, and I still don't get it. Do ya'll use less whale lamp oil in your cars driving to work, or what? Politics driven by self interest of some businesses, mostly. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time -- Regards, Dick

Re: [PLUG] Regular time

2009-10-29 Thread frank hunt
Ronald Chmara wrote: On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Eric Wilhelm enoba...@gmail.com wrote: Forget for a second that it is ridiculous for an internet-connected computer to ask a human for the time of day... How about Forget for a second that it is ridiculous for an internet-connected

Re: [PLUG] Regular time, DST

2009-10-29 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 01:33:00AM -0700, Ronald Chmara wrote: I was born and raised in AZ, and I still don't get it. Do ya'll use less whale lamp oil in your cars driving to work, or what? Look at the Wikipedia article Daylight Savings Time. An influential early proponent was British

Re: [PLUG] Regular time, DST

2009-10-29 Thread Tony Rick
On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Keith Lofstrom kei...@kl-ic.com wrote: And to make this more Linux relevant, perhaps we can write apps that help keep track of our friend's time zones.  People will buy Android phones so that they know when preferred calling hours are. Keith -- Dibs on