Which only works when timezones exist. Without timezones, the question would need to be “what time of day is it in <location>?”, and you’d get “morning” or “afternoon”. Any answer to that question is inherently more fuzzy than 8:25 or 17:16.
oh so now we’re right back around at time zones again, wonderful.
Pretty much. Shows how it wouldn’t actually help a lot. It’s making one thing simpler while making other things more complex.
It’s interesting to think about new problems it would bring and how would they be dealt with. And how much worse the solutions would be than the current problems.
Especially the argument for timezones is “I can just Google what time it is in <timezone>”…
You can always Google “what time is it at <location>”
Which only works when timezones exist. Without timezones, the question would need to be “what time of day is it in <location>?”, and you’d get “morning” or “afternoon”. Any answer to that question is inherently more fuzzy than 8:25 or 17:16.
What time is it in Melbourne?
“The Standard Time is 4:05. The time of day is equivalent to 14:15 in your location.”
Wasn’t that hard to solve. And it’s actually more precise, since it incorporates the changing times of sunrise and sundown.
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Pretty much. Shows how it wouldn’t actually help a lot. It’s making one thing simpler while making other things more complex. It’s interesting to think about new problems it would bring and how would they be dealt with. And how much worse the solutions would be than the current problems.