Did DU just go out at 1:28 AM EST on Thursday morning

[applegrove]

Aug 15, 2024 for anybody else?

[2naSalit]

1. Pages would not load...

For a couple minutes. All is working now.

[applegrove]

2. Thanks.

[The Magistrate]

3. I Had A Bit Of A Bobble

Popped up a cloudfare page after some delay.

Once I had the chess problem solved and came back, things worked alright.

[applegrove]

4. Thanks.

[msongs]

5. some sort of gateway issue nt

[applegrove]

6. Thanks.

[PJMcK]

7. Briefly

By the way, I think you meant EDT.

(wink)

[applegrove]

8. Oh. I am used to calling it Eastern Standard Time.

What does the D stand for?

I'm in Canada.

[PJMcK]

9. Daylight

Because the U.S. changes its clocks in the spring and fall. It’s stupid but there it is.

[applegrove]

10. In the fall is it called eastern daylight time? We change our

clocks too. I may be outdated. I would assume we line up with you in this digital interconnected world.

[PJMcK]

11. This explains Daylight Saving Time

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time

In the 21st century, this is an anachronistic throwback to when rhe U.S. was agrarian.

My own opinion is that the world should all be on UTC so it’s the same time everywhere on Earth. We would have to adjust to going to work at 1400 (2:00 pm) but the Sun’s height above the horizon would be the same as it would have been at 9:00 am in the present system. If we ever become a space colonizing society this would be the way to keep everyone in one time zone. Note: It’ll never happen!