Time zones are evil, UTC is luverly
Time zones are evil, UTC is luverly
Posted 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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