this post was submitted on 25 Oct 2023
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I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your "normal date" is ambiguous - which time zone?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Op forgot a few characters to ensure proper iso date and time format:

20231025T210000Z

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm in favor of global UTC as well, so the same as your example date.

The point was more in comparison to the 31 character claim, which is not a fair comparison when you spell out the name of the month.