They have stated they have no intentions of using the rover to do so. I would think given this is now “extra credit” doing so becomes even less likely.

Author probably could have chosen a better example such that it doesn't look like the author chose letters sequently. In this case the letters are meaningful as they are the same as the first of the table name, a common convention, unfortunately that happens to be the first two letters of the alphabet...which yes, would be very annoying.

Split the difference and let’s move on.

I would prefer to not live in a timezone with a half hour offset from UTC (which do exist, in fact 15 minute offsets exist).

My favorite timezone absurdity is timezones with an offset > 12 hours.

I often need to covert timestamps to and from UTC. I sure hope I don't end up in a -6:30 timezone.

And there is a compromise to be had here... a one-time 30 minute change, and we’re done. There is strong consensus to eliminate the time change, but which time to choose as permanent seems quite divided. Compromise and let’s move on.

There absolutely is not. Most people agree that extra sunlight in the afternoon is more useful than in the morning.

Polling doesn't back up your opinion[1]. 40% preferred extra sunlight in the morning year-round, 31% preferred it in the evening year-round and 28% preferred switching.

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/14/politics/daylight-saving-time...

Except there is no year-round extra sunlight for most people in the US, at least if the workday is entirely during sunlight hours. The only time we get to choose when we want our extra sunlight is in the summer.

I used to want to abolish the time change, until I looked at the year long plot of sunrise and sunset time, and realized what happens without DST and switching. I changed my mind, because I discovered I like the outcome and I don’t actually want the alternative. https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/usa/san-francisco

You haven’t heard from parents whose kids would be walking to school in the dark? They’re very persistent.

>There is strong consensus to eliminate the time change

Yes, but I'm not sure if those people have thought through the ramifications fully. When we went permanent DST in the 70s, it was quickly repealed 383 to 16 due to the problems it caused.

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-tried-year-round-daylight...

Crazy idea here, but how about a....compromise! A one time 30 minute offset and we'll really screw everyone up, but it's equal to both sides.

Will make working with IST India Standard Time slightly easier - the 30 minute offset is always slightly off-putting ;_)

Billions of people in the world exist at a 30 minute offset to UTC, so it's not quite as absurd as it sounds.

Not at all. The crazy/absurd part is compromise of opposing view points in Congress ;)

India would probably appreciate that.

The bit about Nate taking the flack for it being delayed was pretty good IMO. No insider acknowledge, but regardless of why it may have taken so long it's nice to see the buck stop at the top, at least publicly, even if done in a comical way.

It's commonly called a reverse split.

December is concerning...

"Fat lady sings."

There were no end-user visible certificate errors during the outage, so I suspect it was an internal/backend cert.

One of the phrases I picked up watching younger family members be raised that I've tried to apply, when appropriate, as a parent: "They'll only do it once." Learning the why behind the "no" is an important of life. Obviously not every life lesson where "no" applies can be taught in this manner, but when it can be controlled...as the hot water was...it's an effective tool.