"this work of fiction is not entirely accurate to reality"
yeah, no shit
Yes, but it can be a fun conversation about how something isn't accurate to reality.
sure, but if someone isn't interested in having that conversation it doesn't mean that they can't handle hearing criticism of a thing they like
Look man, Tyson isn't going up to people and demanding they address these points he's making. He's tweeting these idle thoughts out into the internet in his own personal space.
and people are giving him crap because they think those thoughts are silly
All Time Zones have an implicit modifier attached to them. Look up a location and you can see its digression from GMT, which makes matching any two time zones literally an addition problem. An 8 year old can do it.
All Time Zones have an implicit modifier attached to them. Look up a location and you can see its digression from GMT, which makes matching any two time zones literally an addition problem. An 8 year old can do it.
The fact that timezones are not completely even can be a bit of a mess sometimes. Also Daylight Savings fucks with them
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"this work of fiction is not entirely accurate to reality"
yeah, no shit
Yes, but it can be a fun conversation about how something isn't accurate to reality.
sure, but if someone isn't interested in having that conversation it doesn't mean that they can't handle hearing criticism of a thing they like
Look man, Tyson isn't going up to people and demanding they address these points he's making. He's tweeting these idle thoughts out into the internet in his own personal space.
and people are giving him crap because they think those thoughts are silly
I don't see why that's such a big deal
Because some people like to invent a narrative surrounding these thoughts that is incongruent with reality
Like for example, just totally randomly off the dome, the believe that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a guy who gets upset over people enjoying sci fi because it don't square with science
The other problem w Australia is I dont know where any of the cities are because I'm an ignorant american so I have to look up the city and then calculate the time
All Time Zones have an implicit modifier attached to them. Look up a location and you can see its digression from GMT, which makes matching any two time zones literally an addition problem. An 8 year old can do it.
DST can toss a spanner in the works though, because uuuugh fuck DST. Still though, if you need to be told a time that's literally 1-3 hours different from another then you need to work on your maths.
"this work of fiction is not entirely accurate to reality"
yeah, no shit
Yes, but it can be a fun conversation about how something isn't accurate to reality.
sure, but if someone isn't interested in having that conversation it doesn't mean that they can't handle hearing criticism of a thing they like
Look man, Tyson isn't going up to people and demanding they address these points he's making. He's tweeting these idle thoughts out into the internet in his own personal space.
and people are giving him crap because they think those thoughts are silly
I don't see why that's such a big deal
Because some people like to invent a narrative surrounding these thoughts that is incongruent with reality
Like for example, just totally randomly off the dome, the believe that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a guy who gets upset over people enjoying sci fi because it don't square with science
All Time Zones have an implicit modifier attached to them. Look up a location and you can see its digression from GMT, which makes matching any two time zones literally an addition problem. An 8 year old can do it.
The fact that timezones are not completely even can be a bit of a mess sometimes. Also Daylight Savings fucks with them
Half-hour timezones and inconsistent adoption of DST (Arizona!) do make things a bit messier sometimes.
The other problem w Australia is I dont know where any of the cities are because I'm an ignorant american so I have to look up the city and then calculate the time
It's generally pretty easy, cus like 80% of the population live in the same time zone.
The other problem w Australia is I dont know where any of the cities are because I'm an ignorant american so I have to look up the city and then calculate the time
I have clients at work all over the world, and they usually only identify by city. Fortunately Wikipedia lists the time zone 90% of the time and most of them are cool if I just reference my local time or GMT. And Outlook automatically handles the time zone for meeting requests.
Time Zones make sense because the way we tell time is relative to the position to the sun above us. Yeah if we go out and colonize other planets we'll need a more universal measurement, but for while we're just on Earth it's fine.
Daylight Savings Time is garbo no matter how you look at it.
"this work of fiction is not entirely accurate to reality"
yeah, no shit
Yes, but it can be a fun conversation about how something isn't accurate to reality.
sure, but if someone isn't interested in having that conversation it doesn't mean that they can't handle hearing criticism of a thing they like
Look man, Tyson isn't going up to people and demanding they address these points he's making. He's tweeting these idle thoughts out into the internet in his own personal space.
and people are giving him crap because they think those thoughts are silly
I don't see why that's such a big deal
Because some people like to invent a narrative surrounding these thoughts that is incongruent with reality
Like for example, just totally randomly off the dome, the believe that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a guy who gets upset over people enjoying sci fi because it don't square with science
hey you know what
fuck off
Dude like there are straight quotes that show this is not the case
I'm sorry you're upset but thats just not true about the guy
Time Zones make sense because the way we tell time is relative to the position to the sun above us. Yeah if we go out and colonize other planets we'll need a more universal measurement, but for while we're just on Earth it's fine.
Daylight Savings Time is garbo no matter how you look at it.
Yeah if we want to talk about unrealistic sci-fi concepts how the hell did they ever standardize time
Think about the jet lag of interplanetary travel when the planets have different day lengths
I like dst cause I don't like going home in the dark and my circadian rhythm will never be healthy anyway
The thing is, during the time when DST is active, it's sunny until, like, 9 PM anyway, and during the time when it's not active, the sun works less hours than I do, so it's impossible for me to beat it home.
I like dst cause I don't like going home in the dark and my circadian rhythm will never be healthy anyway
The thing is, during the time when DST is active, it's sunny until, like, 9 PM anyway, and during the time when it's not active, the sun works less hours than I do, so it's impossible for me to beat it home.
Oh dst is forward the summer not back in the winter, huh
I like dst cause I don't like going home in the dark and my circadian rhythm will never be healthy anyway
The thing is, during the time when DST is active, it's sunny until, like, 9 PM anyway, and during the time when it's not active, the sun works less hours than I do, so it's impossible for me to beat it home.
Oh dst is forward the summer not back in the winter, huh
Time Zones make sense because the way we tell time is relative to the position to the sun above us. Yeah if we go out and colonize other planets we'll need a more universal measurement, but for while we're just on Earth it's fine.
Daylight Savings Time is garbo no matter how you look at it.
Yeah if we want to talk about unrealistic sci-fi concepts how the hell did they ever standardize time
Think about the jet lag of interplanetary travel when the planets have different day lengths
Scifi things often have 2 times, local time and a standardized time for bureaucratic resons that usually mirrors wherever the seat of government is.
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I like dst cause I don't like going home in the dark and my circadian rhythm will never be healthy anyway
The thing is, during the time when DST is active, it's sunny until, like, 9 PM anyway, and during the time when it's not active, the sun works less hours than I do, so it's impossible for me to beat it home.
Oh dst is forward the summer not back in the winter, huh
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and people are giving him crap because they think those thoughts are silly
I don't see why that's such a big deal
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The fact that timezones are not completely even can be a bit of a mess sometimes. Also Daylight Savings fucks with them
Because some people like to invent a narrative surrounding these thoughts that is incongruent with reality
Like for example, just totally randomly off the dome, the believe that Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a guy who gets upset over people enjoying sci fi because it don't square with science
DST can toss a spanner in the works though, because uuuugh fuck DST. Still though, if you need to be told a time that's literally 1-3 hours different from another then you need to work on your maths.
hey you know what
fuck off
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Half-hour timezones and inconsistent adoption of DST (Arizona!) do make things a bit messier sometimes.
Except... the 3ds??
It's generally pretty easy, cus like 80% of the population live in the same time zone.
I have clients at work all over the world, and they usually only identify by city. Fortunately Wikipedia lists the time zone 90% of the time and most of them are cool if I just reference my local time or GMT. And Outlook automatically handles the time zone for meeting requests.
Daylight Savings Time is garbo no matter how you look at it.
Dude like there are straight quotes that show this is not the case
I'm sorry you're upset but thats just not true about the guy
DST bugged me because Japan doesn't do it which made figuring out the time back home one extra step.
helps that i look damn good in them
well yeah thats the point of suits!
I would actually wear them more if the place I lived wasn't so damned hot
Yeah if we want to talk about unrealistic sci-fi concepts how the hell did they ever standardize time
Think about the jet lag of interplanetary travel when the planets have different day lengths
The thing is, during the time when DST is active, it's sunny until, like, 9 PM anyway, and during the time when it's not active, the sun works less hours than I do, so it's impossible for me to beat it home.
Oh dst is forward the summer not back in the winter, huh
OK then yeah fuck dst
Spring forward, Fall back.
Scifi things often have 2 times, local time and a standardized time for bureaucratic resons that usually mirrors wherever the seat of government is.
spring forward, fall back