Daylight savings time is changing

Last Updated Wednesday, January 23, 2008 4:50 PM


I don't think Lawmakers really think of the impact that something like changing daylight savings time will really have.

Millions of lines of computer code will most likely need to be rewritten now. Every app that ever took DST into account now must change, good idea folks.

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Not to mention the millions of embedded device controllers, some of which are mission critical, as well as mainframes dedicated to the commercial transportation infrastructure. E.g., burglar alarm on/off times, bank vault lock/unlock times, drug delivery systems (in hospitals), train rail-switching systems, airline reservation systems, regional air traffic control center flight-tracking computers, on-board flight computers of every commercial jet, etc.

The last two scare the hell out of me! Imagine flying between the USA and Canada on the day this new switch-over is to start...

Methinks there are going to be a lot of unintended consequences!
Posted By: Anonymous Poster on Friday, July 22, 2005 9:32 AM