Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!nrl-cmf!ames!sdcsvax!ucsdhub!hp-sdd!hplabs!cae780!tektronix!orca!tekecs!doghouse!snoopy From: snoopy@doghouse.gwd.tek.com (Snoopy) Newsgroups: comp.misc Subject: Re: Congress considering changes to Daylight Savings Message-ID: <9400@tekecs.TEK.COM> Date: Fri, 20-Nov-87 13:06:05 EST Article-I.D.: tekecs.9400 Posted: Fri Nov 20 13:06:05 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 22-Nov-87 15:48:54 EST References: <7708@reed.UUCP> <1987Nov13.213920.14998@sq.uucp> Sender: nobody@tekecs.TEK.COM Reply-To: snoopy@doghouse.gwd.tek.com (Snoopy) Distribution: na Organization: The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm Lines: 34 In article <1987Nov13.213920.14998@sq.uucp> msb@sq.UUCP (Mark Brader) writes: > What *I* want to know is why the people operating the polls can't simply > be required to keep the counts confidential until the last poll has closed > in the last time zone. Because all the congresscritters want to know if they have another n years at the public trough, and they want to know as soon as possible. > Heck, you people in that little country > south of the border only HAVE 4 time zones -- so the longest time delay > would be 3 hours. Is that so bad? I assume you are referring to the USA. The US has more than 4 time zones, consider Hawaii. The obvious solution is just what you suggest, to have all polls keep results confidential until the last poll closes. So the critters have to wait a few hours, not a bad tradeoff to get a fair election. Daylight savings time is stupid. There is no rule that we must work 9-5 or whatever. If you want to work earlier/later then just do it. No need to screw up all the clocks. To the person who posted the crack about feeling sorry for the people who had to maintain the code: Changing the code isn't all that hard. The problem is getting the fix to all those machines out in the field. And for what? The whim of Congress, nothing more. Snoopy tektronix!doghouse.gwd!snoopy snoopy@doghouse.gwd.tek.com NFS: No Frigging Security