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Postby zeroguy » Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:07 am

It's that time of year again, for everyone's favorite anachronistic unnecessary time change. Remember to set all of your clocks that don't automatically do so back an hour!

I will be spending my extra hour getting work done and hopefully getting to sleep at a slightly more reasonable hour. What are you doing during this annual time-warp backwards?
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Postby Eaquae Legit » Sun Nov 04, 2007 2:13 am

Ugh. I'm at work. I better get paid for the extra hour.
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Postby v-girl » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:49 am

Best time for DST ever, since I have a big exam tomorrow. I didn't feel guilty about sleeping until 8 (aka 7) today. :)
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Postby Eaquae Legit » Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:50 am

DSL?
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Postby v-girl » Sun Nov 04, 2007 7:01 am

Haha, I am not in my right mind. Forgive me for the error.
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Postby BonitoDeMadrid » Sun Nov 04, 2007 9:57 am

Heh, we had it 2 months ago =)
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Postby Oliver Dale » Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:13 am

I don't think it's anachronistic at all. In fact, I like it. It's green.
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Postby Petra456 » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:27 am

An extra hour to kick around in the morning, I love it!

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Postby anonshadow » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:50 am

DST means that when my friends finally left last night, it was just after 4 rather than just after 5. That can only be good, considering that we're going to need to do a s***** of schoolwork later.


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Postby Gravity Defier » Sun Nov 04, 2007 12:14 pm

Change...clocks? Who in the hell needs to do that?

Oh right. All of you non-Arizonans.


Only, I'm pissed off by the time change because it means I'll be up until midnight every Sunday (to watch a show) instead of just 11pm like last week.
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Postby neo-dragon » Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:05 pm

I was watching Spider-man 3 and marking lab reports in my basement...
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Postby Olhado_ » Sun Nov 04, 2007 11:34 pm

Best time for DST ever, since I have a big exam tomorrow. I didn't feel guilty about sleeping until 8 (aka 7) today. :)
I agree with you.

Sure I may not have an exam; but this extra hour is really helping me with my school load, even if it is only a part-time school load. It is still a Master's class on top of a full-time job. :)
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Postby zeroguy » Mon Nov 05, 2007 2:49 am

I don't think it's anachronistic at all. In fact, I like it. It's green.
Dubious, or at least debatable.
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Postby Ela » Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:18 pm

Ugh. I'm at work. I better get paid for the extra hour.
I worked when we set the clocks forward last spring. They docked my pay one hour.
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Postby Slim » Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:42 pm

My VCR automatically changed the time back... on the last Sunday in October.

I couldn't figure out how to change the time to the real time, so I just had to change the time I had the recorder set to record Heroes an hour earlier, and then an hour later the following week when the VCR finally was the correct time...

You would think electronics (especially computers) would let you not only specify if you want it to automatically change for DST, but it should let you set when the changes are. After all, this year apparently wasn't the first time the government changed when DST was.
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Postby Oliver Dale » Wed Nov 07, 2007 9:31 pm

I don't think it's anachronistic at all. In fact, I like it. It's green.
Dubious, or at least debatable.
Fascinating!

Alas, it was a red herring anyway. I really just like DST because the extra hour (it's worth the grumblings during Spring).
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Postby Ela » Thu Nov 08, 2007 1:48 am

We had Sleepless Night in honor of setting the clocks back.

It was declared a success and they are planning one for 2008, as well. I may actually go, next year. :)
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Postby zeroguy » Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:34 am

You would think electronics (especially computers) would let you not only specify if you want it to automatically change for DST, but it should let you set when the changes are.
Well, it "lets" you, but it may not be easy.
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Postby Luet » Thu Nov 08, 2007 8:06 am

Yeah, my vcr asks if you want it to adjust for DST and it also has a manual time set. So, it must depend on the brand you have. (I am having a heck of a time typing correctly with a maniac kitten running amok across my keyboard).
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