Thread: I'm starting up a regular call-in Portable Linux Podcast show!
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2008-10-13 , 00:17
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Originally Posted by Benson View Post
I'd sooner have it a fixed UTC time. Although I'm in an EDT region, I keep my wristwatch and alarm clock in UTC... which might just disqualify my input as the ravings of a nutcase. But I like the symmetry of only doing one conversion to bring each event into my time, rather than two.
Done! I've added UTC in my signature (along with EDT for now). I've also got to look into whether Talkshoe with just accept me entering in UTC--to make my life a little easier and so that I don't need to keep calculating UTC time.

Originally Posted by Benson View Post
And for all the people in Europe, etc. who use DST, but go on and off different dates than the US, DST would add substantial complexity; everyone knows how to convert between their current local time and UTC.
God, I hate daylight savings adjustments. >.<

Originally Posted by Benson View Post
Oh, and check Milkytracker for OS2008. I've no musical ability, and know better than to try , so I haven't tried it.
Oh... my.. God. It looks JUST LIKE FastTracker.. even the colors. I shall immediately grab it and give it a try!

Benson, you are the MAN!
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