#timekeeping

[ztlawton]

Should we keep Daylight Saving Time (a.k.a. Daylight Savings Time)?

Since most people in the United States just changed their clocks again, it seems like a good time to ask: should we keep doing that? Or should we just pick a time and stick with it?

"Solar noon" is the time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky, halfway between sunrise and sunset. During Standard Time, solar noon happens at approximately 12:00 (clock noon). During Daylight Saving Time, solar noon happens at approximately 1:00.

(I say "approximately" because the exact time depends how far east or west you are in your time zone.)

Hawaiʻi and (most of) Arizona have already switched to permanent Standard Time. Should the entire country do the same, or switch to permanent Daylight Saving Time, or continue switching between them two times per year?

Should we abandon or keep Daylight Saving Time?

We should use permanent Standard Time (solar noon ≈ 12:00)

We should use permanent Daylight Time (solar noon ≈ 1:00)

We should switch between them twice every year

Voting ended onMar 17

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[thegoodmorningman]

Good Morning. No one is free in a world with clocks and calendars.

[spider-artdump]

[medievalistsnet]

Medieval Time: Candles, Sundials, Clocks, and Stars

Medieval Time: Candles, Sundials, Clocks, and Stars - Medievalists.net

How did medieval people tell time? What devices did they use to mark its passage?

[jordangotosleep]

A short clip of one of my new songs, timekeeping. Full videos of other tracks from the Dark Blue era can be found on Patreon - http://patreon.com/jordangotosleep

[upennmanuscripts]

Way back in February, 2023, we took a look at LJS 443, a 15th century Armenian collection of texts on the calendar. From the highlight reel you'll see it's chock full of diagrams and tables, and includes a few pretty colorful headings, too. You can watch the full 30-minute video at the link below, and if you're interested in joining #CoffeeWithACodex in real time check out the schedule and details on our website: https://www.library.upenn.edu/events/coffee-codex

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Coffee With a Codex: Armenian Calendars (LJS 443)

Coffee With A Codex is an informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Pe

[stone-cold-groove]

The Longines watch has a distinguished record at the U.S. Naval Observatory. Advertisement for the A. Wittnauer Company Longines’ watches - 1922.

[bastionofbibliophiles]

How do you think we should use Daylight Saving Time (DST)?

Use DST for the summer and Standard Time for the winter.

Use permanent DST (solar noon always at 1 PM ± 30 minutes).

Use permanent Standard Time (solar noon always at 12 PM ± 30 minutes).

Voting ended onMar 19, 2023

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