Comments on: Daylight Saving Time begins this weekend http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob Davidson http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14551 Rob Davidson Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:21:25 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14551 Thanks for the explanation, Billy. As soon as I read it I thought, "Well of <i>course</i>," but I never use Outlook or schedule meetings (when people need me, they just come to my office), so that never occurred to me. The funniest thing about all this fuss today was discovering that we've all been had. I've always accepted the "official" explanation that DST is necessary to save energy and that no less a genius than Benjamin Franklin himself first proposed it. It always seemed a bit silly to me, but I just thought, "If Franklin proposed it I guess it makes sense" and dismissed my doubts. Then I read Christopher M. Montalbano's column, "<a href="http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig7/montalbano2.html" rel="nofollow">Time Out of Mind</a>," on LewRockwell.com today, and learned the truth. It was the first time I have ever actually seen Dr. Franklin's "proposal." It's priceless; Franklin could yank your chain every bit as well as <i>The Onion</i>. Old Ben had a very wry sense of humor, and the biggest joke is that someone actually took him seriously and then got the rest of us to go along! <b>Ben Franklin was the KING of the practical joke!</b> Thanks for the explanation, Billy. As soon as I read it I thought, “Well of course,” but I never use Outlook or schedule meetings (when people need me, they just come to my office), so that never occurred to me.

The funniest thing about all this fuss today was discovering that we’ve all been had. I’ve always accepted the “official” explanation that DST is necessary to save energy and that no less a genius than Benjamin Franklin himself first proposed it. It always seemed a bit silly to me, but I just thought, “If Franklin proposed it I guess it makes sense” and dismissed my doubts.

Then I read Christopher M. Montalbano’s column, “Time Out of Mind,” on LewRockwell.com today, and learned the truth. It was the first time I have ever actually seen Dr. Franklin’s “proposal.” It’s priceless; Franklin could yank your chain every bit as well as The Onion. Old Ben had a very wry sense of humor, and the biggest joke is that someone actually took him seriously and then got the rest of us to go along!

Ben Franklin was the KING of the practical joke!

]]> By: Lynn http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14550 Lynn Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:15:34 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14550 Thanks, just checked and my XP auto-updated already. I'm of the opinion this is another excellent example of research done by the Bush administration. Using an outdated data set to claim energy savings? As if I won't have to leave my lights on longer in the morning won't erase any savings of lights on shorter in the evening? And how can this be saving so many barrels of oil when most electric-generating plants DON'T USE OIL TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY? I appreciate your commentaries immensely. Thanks, just checked and my XP auto-updated already. I’m of the opinion this is another excellent example of research done by the Bush administration. Using an outdated data set to claim energy savings? As if I won’t have to leave my lights on longer in the morning won’t erase any savings of lights on shorter in the evening? And how can this be saving so many barrels of oil when most electric-generating plants DON’T USE OIL TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY? I appreciate your commentaries immensely.

]]> By: Jason http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14549 Jason Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:46:05 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14549 I've been working on this issue for the past week. Hitting every last single computer we have, lugging around a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, in case it is headless, and making SURE it won't have a problem. I’ve been working on this issue for the past week. Hitting every last single computer we have, lugging around a keyboard, mouse, and monitor, in case it is headless, and making SURE it won’t have a problem.

]]> By: Alexander http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14548 Alexander Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:29:41 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14548 To assist your readers in Daylight Saving Time transition period, and as an ongoing time reference, I wanted to introduce you to a free online Web resource:WorldTimeZone.com WorldTimeZone.com constantly monitors and tracks time changes by country and integrates the information on a regular basis. To assist your readers in Daylight Saving Time transition period, and as an ongoing time reference, I wanted to introduce you to a free online Web resource:WorldTimeZone.com

WorldTimeZone.com constantly monitors and tracks time
changes by country and integrates the information on a regular basis.

]]> By: Billy http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14547 Billy Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:49:52 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14547 <blockquote>I don’t use Outlook, but I’m curious about why it would require a seperate patch. Does Outlook maintain it’s own clock, as opposed to using the system time from your computer?</blockquote> The problem is with the calendar functions. Any appointment scheduled before the change in rules was made will be off by an hour. The outlook patch (which must be installed *after* the sysem patch) goes through the affected period, and adjusts the times on meetings scheduled incorrectly, so that they are correct. -billy-

I don’t use Outlook, but I’m curious about why it would require a seperate patch. Does Outlook maintain it’s own clock, as opposed to using the system time from your computer?

The problem is with the calendar functions. Any appointment scheduled before the change in rules was made will be off by an hour. The outlook patch (which must be installed *after* the sysem patch) goes through the affected period, and adjusts the times on meetings scheduled incorrectly, so that they are correct.
-billy-

]]> By: Rob Davidson http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14546 Rob Davidson Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:28:37 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14546 Sounds like "much ado about nothing" to me. My Windows machines (XP at home, 2000 at work) downloaded the Microsoft patches automatically. Even if they didn't, somehow I think I could manage to still figure out what time it is for a couple of weeks (even assuming that I'm too dopey to reset the clock manually.) I do love the way the media keeps hyping this, trying to make this sound like an impending disaster. You'd think that planes are going to start dropping out of the skies, or that "Skynet" is going to start killing all humans. ;D <blockquote><i>And if you use Microsoft Outlook, you have to download a separate update for it.</i></blockquote> I don't use Outlook, but I'm curious about why it would require a seperate patch. Does Outlook maintain it's own clock, as opposed to using the system time from your computer? Sounds like “much ado about nothing” to me. My Windows machines (XP at home, 2000 at work) downloaded the Microsoft patches automatically. Even if they didn’t, somehow I think I could manage to still figure out what time it is for a couple of weeks (even assuming that I’m too dopey to reset the clock manually.)

I do love the way the media keeps hyping this, trying to make this sound like an impending disaster. You’d think that planes are going to start dropping out of the skies, or that “Skynet” is going to start killing all humans. ;D

And if you use Microsoft Outlook, you have to download a separate update for it.

I don’t use Outlook, but I’m curious about why it would require a seperate patch. Does Outlook maintain it’s own clock, as opposed to using the system time from your computer?

]]> By: defrag http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14545 defrag Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:42:07 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14545 ubuntu ftw! ubuntu ftw!

]]> By: Michael Hampton http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14544 Michael Hampton Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:53:54 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14544 I already did. That's what all that stuff above is. But you have to actually read it! I already did. That’s what all that stuff above is. But you have to actually read it!

]]> By: Jack Kuretzky http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14543 Jack Kuretzky Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:43:36 +0000 http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2007/03/08/daylight-saving-time-begins-this-weekend/#comment-14543 Please advise how to change time on computer Please advise how to change time on computer

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