▲ 719 ▼ Hey Canada, just wanted to let you know there's alternatives. (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 days ago by abbadon420@sh.itjust.works to c/memes@lemmy.world 150 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) The name causes confusion. Let me give you this example. What time UTC would "17:00 PT" be? That question depends now not only on what time of year it is, but also where. "Pacific Time" now no longer uniquely identifies a single timekeeping scheme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VAK@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) What I understood was PT is UTC-7, PDT is UTC-7 and PST is UTC-8, am I right? I am guessing in Canada you all were refering to PST and PDT as 'pacific time' and that causes confusion? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) "Pacific Time" means "whatever the civil time is in the Pacific Time Zone, accounting for daylight saving time". So that would be 23:04 (UTC-7) as of writing. If today's date were instead 30 December, "Pacific Time" would be 22:04 (UTC-8) in Washington, Oregon, and California, while it would be 23:04 (UTC-7) in British Columbia and Yukon. Both would be called "Pacific Time" despite not being the same time, and both being on standard time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VAK@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Ah right, got it. Weird not to have any coordination at all. Another example I found - CST can simultaneously mean Central Standard Time (North America), China Standard Time, or Cuba Standard Time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VAK@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) What I understood was PT is UTC-7, PDT is UTC-7 and PST is UTC-8, am I right? I am guessing in Canada you all were refering to PST and PDT as 'pacific time' and that causes confusion? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) "Pacific Time" means "whatever the civil time is in the Pacific Time Zone, accounting for daylight saving time". So that would be 23:04 (UTC-7) as of writing. If today's date were instead 30 December, "Pacific Time" would be 22:04 (UTC-8) in Washington, Oregon, and California, while it would be 23:04 (UTC-7) in British Columbia and Yukon. Both would be called "Pacific Time" despite not being the same time, and both being on standard time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VAK@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Ah right, got it. Weird not to have any coordination at all. Another example I found - CST can simultaneously mean Central Standard Time (North America), China Standard Time, or Cuba Standard Time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 child) "Pacific Time" means "whatever the civil time is in the Pacific Time Zone, accounting for daylight saving time". So that would be 23:04 (UTC-7) as of writing. If today's date were instead 30 December, "Pacific Time" would be 22:04 (UTC-8) in Washington, Oregon, and California, while it would be 23:04 (UTC-7) in British Columbia and Yukon. Both would be called "Pacific Time" despite not being the same time, and both being on standard time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] VAK@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Ah right, got it. Weird not to have any coordination at all. Another example I found - CST can simultaneously mean Central Standard Time (North America), China Standard Time, or Cuba Standard Time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VAK@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago Ah right, got it. Weird not to have any coordination at all. Another example I found - CST can simultaneously mean Central Standard Time (North America), China Standard Time, or Cuba Standard Time. permalink fedilink source parent
