• US Senate passes bill to end daylight time

    From Warpslide@21:3/110 to All on Tue Mar 15 21:35:12 2022
    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    The bill's fate lies largely with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. If the top lawmaker chooses to bring this legislation to a vote and it passes the House of Representatives, it would become U.S. law.

    Such a move would create pressure for Canada to follow suit, as jurisdictions like Toronto and Ottawa might be keen to have their clocks co-ordinated with those in New York and Washington.

    https://bbs.lc/tFPL0


    Jay

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  • From Brian Murrey@21:4/106.25 to Warpslide on Tue Mar 15 22:33:48 2022
    It won't be US law until the House of Representatives passes it by a majority vote, then it has to be sent to he President for him to sign. If he vetos the bill, it goes back to congress and needs a 66% vote in both congressional houses to override the veto.

    Then it becomes law. The House of Representatives will likely take this Senate Bill and stuff it full of ear marks, pork porjects, and a certain amount of handouts to a specific class before the House Speaker calls it to vote.

    The strong agricultural lobby has always been against making DST permanent, so count on them to spend a few million bucks fighting it.

    Won't be over until the proverbial fat lady sings.



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    to *All* about *"US Senate passes bill to end daylight time"*.

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings
    year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    The bill's fate lies largely with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. If the top lawmaker chooses to bring this legislation to a vote and it passes the House of Representatives, it would become U.S. law.


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  • From The Millionaire@21:1/183 to Warpslide on Tue Mar 15 19:57:22 2022

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    The bill's fate lies largely with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. If the top lawmaker chooses to bring this legislation to a vote and it passes the House of Representatives, it would become U.S. law.

    Such a move would create pressure for Canada to follow suit, as jurisdictions like Toronto and Ottawa might be keen to have their clocks co-ordinated with those in New York and Washington.

    https://bbs.lc/tFPL0

    Jay

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    I live in Canada.

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Warpslide on Wed Mar 16 00:44:54 2022
    Such a move would create pressure for Canada to follow suit, as jurisdictions like Toronto and Ottawa might be keen to have their clocks co-ordinated with those in New York and Washington.

    Pressure? Hell, we've been waiting for *you guys*! (o_-)

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to The Millionaire on Wed Mar 16 08:03:30 2022
    On 15 Mar 2022, The Millionaire said the following...

    I live in Canada.

    Yup, me too.

    43.12185487358857, -79.80447183815184


    Jay

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  • From Andre@21:3/117 to Warpslide on Wed Mar 16 08:19:20 2022
    Yup, me too.

    The privacy spazzes on here are going to lose their minds over this one.


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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Andre on Wed Mar 16 09:52:30 2022
    On 16 Mar 2022, Andre said the following...

    The privacy spazzes on here are going to lose their minds over this one.

    LOL, that's not my actual house. Just a pin to the middle of Binbrook, ON.


    Jay

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  • From Atreyu@21:1/176 to Warpslide on Wed Mar 16 11:03:28 2022
    On 16 Mar 22 09:52:31, Warpslide said the following to Andre:

    The privacy spazzes on here are going to lose their minds over this one

    LOL, that's not my actual house. Just a pin to the middle of Binbrook, ON.

    If one zooms out enough, can they see the armpit?

    Atreyu

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to Atreyu on Wed Mar 16 12:16:36 2022
    On 16 Mar 2022, Atreyu said the following...

    LOL, that's not my actual house. Just a pin to the middle of Binbrook,

    If one zooms out enough, can they see the armpit?

    Only if you have smell-o-vision enabled.


    Jay

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Warpslide on Wed Mar 16 12:20:50 2022
    I live in Canada.

    Yup, me too.

    43.12185487358857, -79.80447183815184

    Huh. Not too far from me, actually:

    45.6071 N by 74.6042 W

    If I'm guessing right, you're...a little south of Toronto? I'm a bit east of Ottawa.

    Cheers!

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Andre on Wed Mar 16 12:23:52 2022
    Yup, me too.

    The privacy spazzes on here are going to lose their minds over this one.

    LOL. You're not wrong, those coords were more precise than the value of pi on my final math exam...

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Atreyu on Wed Mar 16 12:25:02 2022
    The privacy spazzes on here are going to lose their minds over thi

    LOL, that's not my actual house. Just a pin to the middle of Binbrook,

    If one zooms out enough, can they see the armpit?

    Yep. Although, it's easier just to look at your mouse, and then follow the
    arm that's controlling it...(o_-)

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  • From Warpslide@21:3/110 to McDoob on Wed Mar 16 13:57:54 2022
    On 16 Mar 2022, McDoob said the following...

    Huh. Not too far from me, actually:

    45.6071 N by 74.6042 W

    Hehe, I typed 45.6071,74.6042 into Google Maps and it brought me to the middle of Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan.

    Something told me that wasn't correct so I entered 45.6071,-74.6042 instead and I was plopped down almost halfway between Montreal & Ottawa which seems more plausible, assuming of course you're not an amphibious Kazakh... ;)


    Jay

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Warpslide on Wed Mar 16 14:26:16 2022
    Huh. Not too far from me, actually:

    45.6071 N by 74.6042 W

    Hehe, I typed 45.6071,74.6042 into Google Maps and it brought me to the middle of Lake Balkhash in Kazakhstan.

    Something told me that wasn't correct so I entered 45.6071,-74.6042 instead and I was plopped down almost halfway between Montreal & Ottawa which seems more plausible, assuming of course you're not an amphibious Kazakh... ;)

    Uhm, nope...that's not me...I am definitely *not* a lake monster! At least
    not until the summer...

    Yeah, W (and S) are negative numbers, when written 'new school'. I had assumed you would know that. My bad, sorry. ~\(^_^)/~

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  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Warpslide on Wed Mar 16 16:32:30 2022
    Re: Re: US Senate passes bill to end dayligh
    By: Warpslide to Atreyu on Wed Mar 16 2022 12:16 pm

    If one zooms out enough, can they see the armpit?

    Only if you have smell-o-vision enabled.

    Isn't "smell-o-vision" a bit of an oxymoron? If you're smelling something, then you aren't using your vision. :P

    Nightfox
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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Nightfox on Wed Mar 16 20:33:04 2022
    If one zooms out enough, can they see the armpit?

    Only if you have smell-o-vision enabled.

    Isn't "smell-o-vision" a bit of an oxymoron? If you're smelling something, then you aren't using your vision. :P

    You are, if the stench is making your eyes water! (o_-)

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  • From Tiny@21:1/130 to Warpslide on Thu Mar 17 10:07:24 2022
    Warpslide wrote to All <=-

    Such a move would create pressure for Canada to follow suit, as jurisdictions like Toronto and Ottawa might be keen to have their
    clocks co-ordinated with those in New York and Washington.

    Fingers crossed. I hate the time change.

    Shawn

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Warpslide on Thu Mar 17 16:13:42 2022
    Warpslide wrote to All <=-

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    In other words, they are doing it bassackwards, which is expected of our Congressmorons.




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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Blue White on Thu Mar 17 19:59:08 2022
    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    In other words, they are doing it bassackwards, which is expected of our Congressmorons.

    Guys, this is kinda straying into taboo territory...as far as I know, Avon hasn't reversed his decision on political discussion...

    McDoob
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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Blue White on Thu Mar 17 23:19:00 2022
    Hello Blue White!

    ** On Thursday 17.03.22 - 16:13, Blue White wrote to Warpslide:

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both
    parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings
    year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    In other words, they are doing it bassackwards, which is expected of our Congressmorons.

    DST provides more sunny hours into the evenings. THAT makes
    excellent sense to me. Who wouldn't want more daylight during
    the glorious summers?



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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to McDoob on Thu Mar 17 07:39:00 2022
    McDoob wrote to Warpslide <=-

    45.6071 N by 74.6042 W

    Back in the '90s, one of my transhumanist friends (that has a nice ring to
    it) published his location as latitude/longitude in an icbmto: URL.

    It was a valid URL, too.


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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to McDoob on Fri Mar 18 15:43:06 2022
    McDoob wrote to Blue White <=-

    The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed the bill with total support by both parties, by unanimous consent, which could mean sunnier evenings year-round - and less-sunny mornings in winter.

    In other words, they are doing it bassackwards, which is expected of our Congressmorons.

    Guys, this is kinda straying into taboo territory...as far as I know,
    Avon hasn't reversed his decision on political discussion...

    The original topic involves something the US Senate did that will
    eventually have an affect on many outside the US so what do you expect?


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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Ogg on Fri Mar 18 15:45:26 2022
    Ogg wrote to Blue White <=-

    DST provides more sunny hours into the evenings. THAT makes
    excellent sense to me. Who wouldn't want more daylight during
    the glorious summers?

    They are not changing it in the Summer. They are changing the time IN THE WINTER. So, there will be days here where the Sun won't be up until around
    9am or after. No, I don't want that just so the Sun can stay out until 5:30-6pm on an handful of days that will likely be clouded over at
    eveningtime anyway.

    And you don't get MORE daylight, they are just moving around the time of
    day you get it.

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Blue White on Fri Mar 18 19:32:28 2022
    Guys, this is kinda straying into taboo territory...as far as I know, Avon hasn't reversed his decision on political discussion...

    The original topic involves something the US Senate did that will eventually have an affect on many outside the US so what do you expect?

    I expected exactly this. But, it is one thing to discuss 'world events', and something else to delve into politics. I'm not suggesting that the
    discussion should end, I'm only suggesting that we should all remember the fsxNet values...

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Blue White on Sat Mar 19 07:26:00 2022
    Hello Blue White!

    ** On Friday 18.03.22 - 15:45, Blue White wrote to Ogg:

    excellent sense to me. Who wouldn't want more daylight during
    the glorious summers?

    [...]

    And you don't get MORE daylight, they are just moving
    around the time of day you get it.

    OK, change my original statement to "Who wouldn't want daylight
    shifted into the glorious summers to enjoy?"

    BTW.. summer months have "more" daylight wrt the sun rising
    earier and setting later. That is all I meant.

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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to McDoob on Sat Mar 19 09:49:38 2022
    McDoob wrote to Blue White <=-

    Guys, this is kinda straying into taboo territory...as far as I know, Avon hasn't reversed his decision on political discussion...

    The original topic involves something the US Senate did that will eventually have an affect on many outside the US so what do you expect?

    I expected exactly this. But, it is one thing to discuss 'world
    events', and something else to delve into politics. I'm not suggesting that the discussion should end, I'm only suggesting that we should all remember the fsxNet values...

    Well, if we cannot talk about the US Senate's actions, because it is full
    of politicians, then we shouldn't be talking about the subject at all
    here. <grin>

    Since I live in the US, I figure I am allowed to call our senators morons, especially since I directed it at the whole body and not one side. That is pretty lite, politically speaking, compared to the discussions that usually drag us down.

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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to Blue White on Sat Mar 19 11:52:42 2022
    Since I live in the US, I figure I am allowed to call our senators
    morons, especially since I directed it at the whole body and not one
    side. That is pretty lite, politically speaking, compared to the discussions that usually drag us down.

    Oh, yes, this is very true! I was just making sure we didn't get into one of these downward-dragging discussions. Just a little 'self-regulating' in
    action. (^_^)

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  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Blue White on Sat Mar 19 10:10:16 2022
    BY: Blue White(21:4/134)


    Well, if we cannot talk about the US Senate's actions, because it is
    full
    of politicians, then we shouldn't be talking about the subject at all
    I think if it goes to a flame fest, then we have to self moderate.


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  • From Blue White@21:4/134 to Ogg on Sun Mar 20 09:53:38 2022
    Ogg wrote to Blue White <=-

    OK, change my original statement to "Who wouldn't want daylight
    shifted into the glorious summers to enjoy?"

    They are not changing that. They are shitfing it around in the Winter only.

    BTW.. summer months have "more" daylight wrt the sun rising
    earier and setting later. That is all I meant.

    Not when they shift it into bedtime. Having a job, I have to go to bed sometime. When it is still light out at 9pm, it is difficult to convince
    the mind that it is bedtime (or past it).



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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Blue White on Sun Mar 20 11:57:00 2022
    Hello Blue White!

    ** On Sunday 20.03.22 - 09:53, Blue White wrote to Ogg:

    BTW.. summer months have "more" daylight wrt the sun rising
    earier and setting later. That is all I meant.

    Not when they shift it into bedtime. Having a job, I have to go to bed sometime. When it is still light out at 9pm, it is difficult to convince the mind that it is bedtime (or past it).

    As a kid, I had a strong argument with my parents NOT to go to
    bed when it was still light outside. But they solved the
    problem by drawing heavy drapes over the window!

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