DST changes in 2007

[Mark Komarinski]

On 10/18/2006 10:43 PM, Ben Scott wrote:
>  It's easy for most computer systems, but what about (e.g.) a
> photocopier or a phone system with fixed firmware that cannot be
> updated?  Both are real examples from where I work.  Now I'm going to
> have to manually change the time twice a year.
>
>  The whole idea is retarded.  We should just get rid of DST entirely.
> People have to follow any variety of schedules, and time continues to
> pass at the same rate.  Dicking with the clocks twice a year doesn't
> change that.  It does, however, mean One More Thing To Worry About.
> And don't give me any bullshit about farmers.  Farmers get up when the
> animals do, and always have.  It's been a political thing from day
> one.  It's easier to dick with the clocks then it is to solve real
> problems.
Your ideas are intriguing and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

So long as the subject is prefixed with [DST-sucks]

Seriously, though, this is supposed to save energy since you're spending
less time running air conditioners and the like during summer months. 
But where are the people going after work?  Home.  What do they do
there?  Turn on their AC.  Someone tell me how AC and lighting for a
100-person company will use more electricity than 100 room
AC-and-lighting setup that those employees will have in their house.

-Mark