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I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.

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[–] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I propose everything be based on factors of 10 - 10 hours per day, 100 or 1000 days per year, etc. None of this 'basing time and calendar off of easily and widely recognizable natural phenomenon!'