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Time zones are evil, UTC is luverlyTime zones are evil, UTC is luverlyPosted Apr 19, 2007 8:01 UTC (Thu) by liw (subscriber, #6379)In reply to: Open projects and secret plans by jdub Parent article: Open projects and secret plans
To me, in an announcement meant for a global audience, not giving a time zone implies inconsideration. Not a lot, of course, but enough to be disappointing.
I always assume the default in such announcements is UTC. I'm reading this at about 08:00 UTC, so was excited that I'd learn the secret in an hour. From the comments I learn that the time zone actually is US/Pacific time, so I'll have to wait 8 hours, not one.
I'm an instant gratification junkie. I was promised a hit and then denied it. This little time zone detail is enough to turn me from excited to sour.
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Time zones are evil, UTC is luverly Posted Apr 20, 2007 0:38 UTC (Fri) by giraffedata (subscriber, #1954) [Link] Well, there was a clue: UTC doesn't have AM and PM, so 9am couldn't be UTC.I agree time zones are evil. I'd like to see not only global announcements made in UTC, but all local everyday timekeeping in UTC as well. Long ago, the convenience of "9am" being the same part of the day everywhere was surpassed by the inconvenience of it being a different moment everywhere.
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