The Senate passed a bill with broad bipartisan support in 2022 that would have made daylight saving time permanent instead.
  • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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    12 days ago

    We need to keep daylight savings and eliminate standard time. We’re on standard time right now. I hate it getting dark at 5pm.

    • oyo@lemm.ee
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      12 days ago

      While most people seem to say they prefer DST, research strongly supports permanent standard time.

      • Kernal64@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        11 days ago

        I remember seeing some research draw this conclusion as well, but IMO it’s the wrong conclusion since a lot of the data in the studies I saw seemed to indicate the issues stemmed from the actual switch, not whether we did things an hour earlier or later. It’s that transition period that fucks things up. While I’d prefer permanent DST, I don’t care that much. I just want the endless, stupid dance to stop and never switch again.

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        12 days ago

        2/3rd of the research in that link is anecdotal. Further, I still want DST to be permanent. I like it dark in the morning and light further into the day.

        • fuzzzerd@programming.devEnglish
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          12 days ago

          Exactly. I’d much rather have more daylight during “my” time after work than while I’m at work in the morning.

  • chingadera@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    Will y’all shut the fuck up and act like you don’t want this? You’re going to ruin it.

    We absolutely need to start protesting this so he makes it a priority.

    • shplane@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Dang, I sure do love that Obama created daylight savings time. I hope it never goes away. Thanks Obama!

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
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      12 days ago

      This is literally how to shape his entire presidency and keep him from completely destroying the country. This move right here, every time.

      Let’s make a list of things and how to complain and stick to the script.

      I’ll go first. Man, I love tariffs!

      • chingadera@lemmy.world
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        12 days ago

        The only way that Democrats will eventually come out on top here is massive tariffs. We have to get the word out and thank Donald Trump for his concept of a plan on tariffs.

  • SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 days ago

    This was on the docket to be voted on in 2023 (i think, could have been 2022) and it never made it to the floor. Why? His cronies. They just let it fall by the side, probably so they could do it now. I’m so sick and tired of this shit show if a govt. Failed fucking state.

    • TTH4P@lemm.ee
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      12 days ago

      This needs to be top comment. So many little things he does that sane people like are just things Republicans blocked until they could be the ones to do the thing.

    • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      12 days ago

      Any state can abolish DST on its own, some have already done so.

      There was a bill in Congress to put the entire country on permanent DST (which states can’t do on their own). It died because (a) some states don’t want that, and (b) doctors have found that permanent DST is less healthy than no DST.

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    12 days ago

    I don’t know who chose that headlining image of him pointing (and looking) at the sun, but it’s perfect.

  • Nithanim@programming.dev
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    11 days ago

    Every time this topic comes up I wonder how many computer systems this will break. Maybe we find out soon if this is really realized.

    • smeenz@lemmy.nz
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      10 days ago

      There are probably hundreds of thousands of devices out there that are smart enough to know about time zones but old enough that there no chance of a software update, for example APC UPSs and power strips used in data centres world wide and years beyond end of support.

    • bss03@infosec.pub
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      10 days ago

      As long as they can get tzdata / Olsen db updates before the first change, there’s usually no problem. But, I’m sure there are still devices out there using the OLD US switchover dates from the Bush era, because they have a different, possibly “hard-coded” rule set.

    • caden@lemmy.sdf.org
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      11 days ago

      I’d bet it actually simplifies as least as many things as it breaks. Basically all computers already keep track of time as a count of seconds since a UTC epoch anyway, and then do timezone conversions on top of that.

      • Nithanim@programming.dev
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        10 days ago

        Well, in essence yes. But I have seen enough mishandling and homegrown stuff of custom date-time calculations that this could get interesting. I suspect that there are a lot of systems where the TZ database is never updated which at least will result in shifted displayed local time.

        Also, it is fun to get data from old programs and also from userinput where the actual offset has to be guessed from the timezone. And if that conversion data is old, fun is had. It does not matter how time is represented internally in this case.

  • djsoren19@yiffit.net
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    11 days ago

    If I remember correctly, the issue last time is that they wanted us on permanent Daylight Savings Time, instead of Standard Time. So I expect Trump to force the U.S. onto permanent DST, just because all science says it would be worse for us than going to Standard.

        • sean@lemmy.wtfEnglish
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          11 days ago

          Ah an argument, well I guess it’s settled then and it won’t ever be worse than the other way around

    • Joelk111@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      I hate Trump as much as the next guy, but I want permanent DST. I want it to be light when I get home so I can spend some time outside without a flashlight. I don’t care if it’s dark in the morning, I’m working. Don’t tell me to just work different hours, I already work 6am-3pm, which is the earliest I’m allowed at my current job, and a lot earlier than allowed by many jobs. I still only get about an hour before dark where I live.