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Jerry Raia
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
aximilation wrote:
Actually, don't quote on this, I heard somewhere that DST was created for farmers so they would have more time in the fields or something like that.


That is true.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jerry Raia wrote:
What was the thing? Centibeats? Remember that Internet time thing?

You're referring to Swatch's .beats . Unsurprisingly, it never took off, despite some good ideas.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes exactly. I just set it up on a desktop clock. I also found an application, WorldTime, that will display it on a Smartphone. I say we start the conversion right here! Let the revolution begin! Rock on dude!
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