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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>>The linksys phones annoy me because they cannot
implement southern<BR>>hemisphere DST properly.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I was shocked the first time I had to write
firmware for an international project. Not only is there the southern
hemisphere issue of opposite seasons, but just about anyone in the
world with a legislative body has to prove their independence from everyone
else by defining the dates a bit differently (not to mention time zones that
differ by 15 or 30 minutes). Then the US came along and changed their
rules after a million products already had them hard coded in silicon!
It's a mess. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I just wish we'd all forget about it
entirely. Its a way to force people who don't like to get up early to do
so anyway. A number of studies have been done on the increase in accidents
and reduced worker productivity for a week or two after a change. The
recent US change was supposed to save energy, but I suspect if one did a study,
they would find that businesses just extended their hours to accommodate a
diversity of people, thus increasing their energy consumption!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wilton</FONT></DIV>
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