Kwerl@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agoTime’s up for the leap second as scientists swap it for the leap hourwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down14
arrow-up157arrow-down1external-linkTime’s up for the leap second as scientists swap it for the leap hourwww.theguardian.comKwerl@lemmy.zip to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-square🌸𝓯𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻🌸@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 days ago3 hours. Some places are in the wrong timezone for economic reasons. Lot’s of western european countries should be in GMT according to longitude.
minus-squareKirp123@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 days agoSpain is in CET even though most of the country is at the same longitude as the UK. Time zones have been turned into a political concept more than a purely geographic one.
3 hours. Some places are in the wrong timezone for economic reasons. Lot’s of western european countries should be in GMT according to longitude.
Spain is in CET even though most of the country is at the same longitude as the UK. Time zones have been turned into a political concept more than a purely geographic one.