Random thought for the day

[Gwolf]

Just re-set all my clocks to the correct stupid time. Not a problem, just no real reason we should have to change the time twice a year. The time on the clocks is not any type of real time anyway and has no relationship of any actual correct time as observed in natural occurrences or events. The time on the clocks is just a standardization of clocks agreed upon by an International Committee in an attempt to keep all clocks and scheduled meetings, appointments, and records on the same time standard within the same time zone. If you want to know the correct time for natural events such as High or Low Tides, Sun Rise, Sun Set, Moon Events, or other natural occurrences, you have to figure in the correction from clock time to your exact position within the time zone. Clock time is not used for Vessel or Aircraft times for such things as navigation or position reports. It cannot be used for Astronomy calculations either. It is useless for anything except trying to coordinate stores to open and close or people to show up at appointments or work within the overall time zone they are presently occupying.

Time zone - Wikipedia

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Also see "Solar Time" and "Sidereal Time"
Greenwich Mean Time and ZULU Time

 

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[Bfromla]

“ Loose the watches”

 

[Bfromla]

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Auto correct will have a ball with that.

 

[racoon]

Updating the time...
So I just did the time check, and my computers, smart phone, and tablets all did their own thing and were correct.
I had to adjust the alarm clock in my bedroom, and the clocks on the microwave and the oven in my kitchen.
I also had to adjust the time on my Honda Ridgeline, and on my Spyder.
The Ridgeline was very easy, and the Spyder wasn't too bad:

Preferences >>> General settings >>> Date & Time

Then change the time zone by pressing the minus sign once to change the UTC.

 

[Gwolf]

Updating the time...
So I just did the time check, and my computers, smart phone, and tablets all did their own thing and were correct.
I had to adjust the alarm clock in my bedroom, and the clocks on the microwave and the oven in my kitchen.
I also had to adjust the time on my Honda Ridgeline, and on my Spyder.
The Ridgeline was very easy, and the Spyder wasn't too bad:

Preferences >>> General settings >>> Date & Time

Then change the time zone by pressing the minus sign once to change the UTC.

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Close, but you did not set the clock to UTC. UTC is Universal Coordinated Time, which is what time it is at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, UK. All the rest of the world calculates their time by adding or subtracting time zones from that standard in one hour increments. What you put in was UTC - 6. That is for the correct time for the Central Time Zone of the USA during regular time. UTC minus 6 means 6 hour behind the Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time is UTC -5 (etc. etc.)

 

[racoon]

Close, but you did not set the clock to UTC. UTC is Universal Coordinated Time, which is what time it is at the Prime Meridian in Greenwich, UK. All the rest of the world calculates their time by adding or subtracting time zones from that standard in one hour increments. What you put in was UTC - 6. That is for the correct time for the Central Time Zone of the USA during regular time. UTC minus 6 means 6 hour behind the Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time is UTC -5 (etc. etc.)

Yes, I understand what you are saying, but I did change what it was before to the current setting.
And now the Spyder's clock is correct.

UTC offset - Wikipedia

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Daylight saving time​

Main articles: Daylight saving time, Standard time, and Civil time
Several regions of the world use daylight saving time (DST) and the UTC offset during this season is typically obtained by adding one hour to local standard time. Central European Time UTC+01:00 is replaced by Central European Summer Time UTC+02:00, and Pacific Standard Time UTC−08:00 is replaced by Pacific Daylight Time UTC−07:00.

 

[Gwolf]

Yes, I understand what you are saying, but I did change what it was before to the current setting.
And now the Spyder's clock is correct.

UTC offset - Wikipedia

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Yes, it is correct for Central Time Zone. It is not set on UTC. The setting is correct. What I meant was the terminology. UTC is the base time that all the other time zones reference for correct time. UTC and GMT are the same zone, Greenwich Mean Time. GMT has no offset from UTC. All other time zones have an offset and different names.

Greenwich Mean Time - Wikipedia

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[Gwolf]

Blue Bayou - Linda Ronstadt​

 

[racoon]

Yes, it is correct for Central Time Zone. It is not set on UTC. The setting is correct. What I meant was the terminology. UTC is the base time that all the other time zones reference for correct time. UTC and GMT are the same zone, Greenwich Mean Time. GMT has no offset from UTC. All other time zones have an offset and different names.

As I said, although perhaps not clearly enough, was that I changed the UTC _OFFSET_ number on my Spyder to the correct one for the new Daylight Savings Time.