Re: [libreoffice-users] Re: ISO

      While we are wasting space on this topic, a computer was used in 
the USA for the 1890 Census. I don't think any of us go back that far 
... And there is a Greek machine that seems to be used for computing 
that goes back to 2500 BC! That was a long time ago. Think that people 
of that time did not recognize the importance of it?

--Dan

anne-ology wrote:
>         you're so cute ...
>
>         after all, those folks north of the northern snow belt - and south
> of the southern -
>             don't seem to worry about the long days, long nights; they still
> stick to their schedule  ;-)
>
>         BTW - for those who are too young to remember pre-computing days,
> the month would either be spelled out, or abbreviated;
>             still the most sensible system to my way of thinking  ;-)
>
>         Only with these computers, did some of these scientists decide they
> should add the hour, minute, second to the time format ...
>             GMT was the standard for centuries - Big Ben's still ticking
> away, isn't it?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:
>
> On 07/25/2012 03:43 PM, anne-ology wrote:
> > >          Well, the same thing that's wrong with changing the clocks ... ...
> > > .... etc. etc. etc. ... ... ...
> > >
> > >   /snip/
> >
> >
> > >           This ISO is as strange as changing the time twice/year
> > /snip
> >
> > You're right!  We should just have daylight saving time all year long.
> > Or if we want to change the clock twice a year, we should have
> > DST in the winter and Double DST in the summer!
> >
> > --doug



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