I think its day light savings?

[Lindsey_1535]

I dun no but the hour seems to differnt on all clocks shit I woke up early mannnn shit crap bucket

[Ace42X]

Yes, it is DST. Your computer should've automatically updated correctly and have the right time.

[fucktopgirl]

where i live ,we never change the hour!
easier :D

[YoungRemy]

DST is over...

Spring forward, Fall Back...


sun goes down early

[jabumbo]

yeah, we were on dst, now its just normal time...

[TurdBerglar]

so this is the normal time? i always though the summer time was the normal time. so if we kept the normal time in the summer the sun would fuckn' rise at 4:00/3:30 am? that's insane

[YoungRemy]

congress is considering a vote which would extend DST into November...

[TurdBerglar]

they should do it all year long. fuck this getting dark at 4pm bullshit

[YoungRemy]

A tradition many people associate with wartime economy, observing daylight-savings time, actually has its roots in the early years of our nation's history.

It was Benjamin Franklin, who in 1784 while living in Paris, wrote an essay titled "An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light". Despite a possible comic intent, Franklin suggested Parisians could start their days earlier and save money by burning fewer candles at night.

That is exactly what we do when we "spring forward" each April, setting our clocks ahead one hour to effectively move an hour of daylight into the evening. The simple trick saves on energy and gives us longer evenings to enjoy.

A U.S. Department of Transportation poll showed Americans generally liked daylight-savings Time because "there is more light in the evenings / can do more in the evenings." Another study, also revealed the time shift cuts the entire country's electricity usage for lighting and appliances. The country saves about one percent in electricity each day on daylight-savings Time, a small but cumulatively significant amount.

This factor influenced adoption of a new daylight-savings time regime under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 signed into law by President Bush on August 25.

Starting in 2007, daylight-savings-time will be extended by a month, starting on the second Sunday of March and ending on the first Sunday of November at 2 a.m.., a move that is expected to save 100,000 barrels of oil a day by the legislation's supporters.

Originally instituted during World War I by the United States in 1918, it proved so unpopular that it was repealed over President Wilson's veto in 1919.

From February 1942 through September 1945, "War Time" was observed in America but later left to local option whether any clock shifting would occur. It was not until the passage of the Uniform Time Act of 1966, that daylight-savings Time was again adopted, giving state's the option to opt out.

Farmers objected to the practice, saying it would have a negative affect on livestock and airlines protested based on the disruptions to their fight schedules.

Indiana was one of the few states that opted out of observance until the General Assembly, at the urging of Gov. Mitch Daniels, adopted the practice state wide starting in 2006. Daniels said it was a necessary step for Indiana to remain competitive in the modern, mobile economy.

Some technology observers are cautioning programmers that they will once again need to check software code for potential problems in handling calendar adjustments. The extended time shift in 2007 could affect applications and gadgets programmed according to the schedule the U.S. has kept for decades.

But no one is expecting concern and expense that accompanied the so-called Y2K-bug. The use of the last two digits in a year raised the fear that the change to the new millennium might cripple computer-dependent systems around the world.

For now, the biggest caution is to use the changing of the clocks as a reminder to replace batteries in smoke detectors throughout your home. It is a small move that will add an extra level of safety to your home and family during the coming year, experts say.

And enjoy the extra hour you get this weekend.
http://www.news-tribune.net/articles/2005/10/29/news/the_evening_news/news03.txt

[CrankItUp!]

Why type an entire essay ? All the words hurt my eyes.

[kleptomaniac]

i'm just not going to turn my clock back. that way i'll be early for everything...by an hour.

[jabumbo]

i don't know why we bother to fall back at all then


i mean, i would rather have that extra hour of light in the evening because its just shy of 6pm here and the darkness is allready making me want to get ready for bed

[fucktopgirl]

anyway its just a hour of change


life still fucking go on! :D

[p-branez]

i never understood anything relating to daylight savings time.

i think it just messes with your mind more than anything else.

i hate it now that it gets dark at 5 o'clock.

[Tzar]

we don't have DLS here. (y)

[zippo]

i love the time of the year when it becomes dark unusually early, so were then caught doing day activities during the night, the surrealness of it all is thought provoking to me.