posted 2007/03/11 at 23:21
Switched time successfully: My computer.
Did not switch time successfully: My cell phone.
Not applicable: VCR (no DST function), stereo (ditto), car clock (analog).
What's most infuriating about my cell phone not switching over automatically is that there's no way to set the clock yourself. You'd think that if the phone automatically downloaded the time off of some signal somewhere (which I assume it has to do in order to keep correct time), the signal itself would switch over to the new DST rules. I'd hate to think that the phone itself might not be able to change to the new DST settings, since there's no way to upgrade the software on it. Like I gather most people do these days, I don't wear a watch because I usually count on my cell phone to give me the time, which is going to be a problem if Virgin doesn't do something about the incorrect time being displayed right now.
By the way, why is it that these changes to DST -- which I personally like even though I'm more of a night person (I like extra daylight in the spring, though) -- always seem to happen under our worst presidents? First Reagan, now Dubya. Odd.
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