k wrote:
] Excerpt: "And what of the people born on dates that no
] longer exists in the new calendar, such as 31 January, or
] during Newton Week? Henry suggests they celebrate on either 30
] January or "consider themselves to be born on the fourth of
] July" (which falls on a Wednesday)."
]
] An it doesn't stop there: "And he is not stopping with
] dates - Henry says the entire world should operate on
] Greenwich Mean Time. People in the eastern US, for example,
] would have to get used to eating their midday meals when the
] clocks read 1700. "People are adaptable if benefits are
] there," says Henry."
]
] That'd be a confusing set of changes for a while. -Pk

yes, but imo, totally necessary. why are we dealing with this stupid bullshit in the 21st century? while this approach seems a bit crackpot to me, there's certainly a way to solve this problem. leap year? slippy seconds? c'mon people...

at least can we just move permanently to daylight savings time? in a country so obsessed with driving productivity to the moon, you'd think there would be a lobby for more daylight hours to avoid the midwinter doldrums. the fact that Phoenix is in its own time zone is really ridiculous.