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jamie_cayesterday at 9:17 PM1 replyview on HN

The US decided (and Canada followed) that daylight time was more correct for the larger portion of the year, presumably it's easier to transition the remaining 4mo to daylight than it is to move 8mo to standard.

But also, all the opinion polling (business and individual) was like over 90% in favour of year-round daylight time, so here we are.


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tzsyesterday at 11:32 PM

> The US decided (and Canada followed) that daylight time was more correct for the larger portion of the year, presumably it's easier to transition the remaining 4mo to daylight than it is to move 8mo to standard.

How is transitioning permanently to one easier than transitioning permanently to the other?

How to transition to permanent DST: wait until we are in DST and then stop switching.

How to transition to permanent Standard time: wait until we are in standard time and then stop switching.

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