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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] 27 points 1 year ago (10 children)

We had a vote but it was essentially deliberately ruined from the get go. Instead of yes or no, it was permanent summer time, permanent winter time, or keep daylight savings so the people wanting permanent time split their vote and lost.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Who are the chucklefucks that want it to get dark at 4:30PM for half the year?

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

And it's nice to know that the sun is actually at its highest at noon and its lowest at midnight. Seems weird to me to decide that 13:00 is when the sun is highest...

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