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michas
on Sept 29, 2013
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Spaniards are less productive, constantly tired: S...
Timezones were introduced exactly to prevent the very thing that you propose: need to adjust clocks a few seconds each day. It was just too annoying.
codex
on Sept 29, 2013
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Sure, but software clocks could adjust themselves automatically based on your GPS location. Almost nobody uses a mechanical clock anymore.
batbomb
on Sept 29, 2013
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The problem isn't where you are at, it's where you are going.
codex
on Sept 30, 2013
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Easy enough to calculate your destination time via software as well. I wonder if 2D time zones would reduce cancer incidence by encouraging consistent melatonin production via a daylight synchronized sleep cycle.
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