Re: Time for Alberta to go Permanent mountain Standard Time

On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:14:04 -0700, Alan wrote:

> On 2026-03-25 19:36, The Doctor wrote:
>> In article <[email protected]>, Alan  <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> On 2026-03-25 16:45, The Doctor wrote:
>>>> In article <[email protected]>, Alan  <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On 2026-03-03 08:24, The Doctor wrote:
>>>>>> SO BC and the Yukon wants their populations to be jetlagged zombies.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We said no to permanent DST in Alberta
>>>>>> and that referendum must be honoured.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sign
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> https://www.change.org/p/the-voters-of-alberta-make-the-alberta-canada-time-zone-permanent-mountain-standard-time-zone?recruiter=5018939&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&recruited_by_id=8c88060d-1250-4636-951a-2606169a41e1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And tell the premier to honour the refendum
>>>>>> that said no to permanent DST in Alberta!
>>>>>
>>>>> There's no magic that makes DST deleterious to health, doofus.
>>>>>
>>>>> They are just numbers and changing the number we use to represent a time
>>>>> of day does NOTHING.
>>>>
>>>> WRong you are.
>>>
>>> Really?
>>>
>>> Why?
>>>
>>> Does my body know if the clock reads 8am or 9am?
>> 
>> Your body follows the sun.  high noon is no 1 p.m. !
> 
> Your body doesn't KNOW how to read a clock.
> 
> And given that the natural variability of daylight hours in different 
> latitudes of the world is FAR greater than the one hour shift imposed by 
> DST, the body is clearly capable of adjusting to waking up while it is 
> darker than the clock would suggest.

You _stupid machine_: a "one hour shift" never happens in the analog reality
humans physically inhabit: it takes 6 MONTHS to go from "high noon to 
midnight" even in the Arctic.  

Dhu

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