Have the clocks changed in America?

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11 Mar 2012, 4:48 am

I see all new posts are happening one hour in the future. Has America changed its clocks?

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11 Mar 2012, 4:59 am

I think so. I thought I noticed that it went from 1 AM to 3 AM awfully quickly. Though that could just be me losing track of time while messing around on the computer, which is just as likely.

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11 Mar 2012, 5:34 am

Ah, I would guess so - Oh my, that means the UK will be changing soon

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11 Mar 2012, 5:37 am

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11 Mar 2012, 5:52 am

It catches me out every year (well twice a year actually). WP doesn't handle daylight saving time correctly so members not in America need to set the time zone in their WP profile incorrectly (one hour out) to show the correct time.

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11 Mar 2012, 5:54 am

I'll wait until March 25

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11 Mar 2012, 5:58 am

TenPencePiece wrote:

I'll wait until March 25

I have to change the setting then change it back again when the rest of the world changes its clocks on the 25. The wrong time showing against posts catches me out and sometimes I open a forum / thread thinking there is a new post there when I've already read it.

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11 Mar 2012, 5:59 am

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11 Mar 2012, 6:02 am

nat4200 wrote:

TallyMan wrote:

Doesn't France having daylight savings mean you have to update your timezone 4 times per year (rather than twice)?

Timezones aren't the same as GMT offsets :wink:

France is GMT + 1 hour. France (and most of Europe as far as I'm aware) changes the clocks on the same date as the UK. So to get the correct time showing I've had to set my time zone to GMT. On the 25th I'll have to set it back to GMT + 1.

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11 Mar 2012, 6:11 am

I've just had to alter my time settings to GMT+10 hours (it's currently about 10:11 pm on Sunday here.) Daylight Saving Time ends here on April 1.

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11 Mar 2012, 6:29 am

Yes just as I got up this morning...never did understand day light savings.

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11 Mar 2012, 9:03 am

The clocks have changed in North America.

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11 Mar 2012, 9:05 am

They don't change here for another two weeks or so.

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11 Mar 2012, 9:06 am

Yeah, I haven't heard anything about it yet. I need to check my calendar.

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11 Mar 2012, 11:08 am

yes. now that i live in california I have to change my clocks like every couple of months it seems like. what a pain in the ass!

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11 Mar 2012, 12:19 pm

Yes. AMURRRRRRRRCA! Herp derp.

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