DOS Games Discussion

GAMER · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:58 am Post subject:

But for normal people that don't get up that early... it's more daylight hours that they are awake for...?

Surely people enjoy this once they are used to the sleeping pattern again?

Cool

GAMER

dosraider · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:18 am Post subject:

Santhosh CHRiS · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:47 pm Post subject:

dosraider · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 3:16 pm Post subject:

~~What?~~
Nevermind.

GAMER · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:17 am Post subject:

I appreciate you, Dosraider.
S'ok.

I think you misinterpreted what i do at bars. I SERVE the drinks.
I do not drink them. I have actually given up drinking alcoholic beverages completely.

Though, you are still right. I have no real use for more sun... except actually, for my new found sundays. (they closed the restaurant that i used to work in on sundays, so now i have no shift)
I really would not mind if the sun always rose at 8:30am on a sunday.

My pondering is this: if people seem to enjoy the relocation of the "day" in summer... why do they not keep it all through winter too?

Cool

GAMER

Larry Laffer · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:15 am Post subject:

Because in the long run, it'd be pointless.

dosraider · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 7:32 am Post subject:

Larry Laffer · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:54 am Post subject:

Right! Further pointless!

GAMER · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

I've read that page... I don't understand to which part you are referencing?

"In the long run, it'd be pointless" isn't a clear statement. What do you mean?

Cool

GAMER

Larry Laffer · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:39 am Post subject:

Two main reasons for DST: leisure activities for the masses and saving energy used on electric lighting of all kinds.

Let's assume dosraider has the following sleeping pattern:

He wakes up at 7am and goes to bed at 1 am.

Let's also assume for the sake of this example that he's on the GMT and that he turns on the lights in his house right after the sun sets.

Now, between April and November, should he not observe DST, he'd waste a minimum of one hour worth of daylight(April/November) and a maximum of 4(mid-June). Of course, he'd still go to bed at the same time, so that's 5(mid-June) to 6(April/November) hours worth of lights on.

As to why'd be pointless? Most people love going out and about when the sun is up. If they were to go to work/school and come back from work/school during the dark, effectively missing most/all daylight, the effective hours worth of "leisure activities" saved over one year tends to be nil(you may save some during summer-time but lose roughly the same amount during winter-time).

Ergo, in the long run, we wouldn't win anything from it.

GAMER · Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:10 pm Post subject:

Ah! I get you now.

Cool

GAMER

dosraider · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:17 am Post subject:

And here we go again ....... clock shift.
Angry

Larry Laffer · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:47 am Post subject:

*yawn*

Not like we've slept any less or anything...

Dogbreath · Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:54 am Post subject:

We've still got a week to go here in the USA and Canada... (AKA America and America's hat)