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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I just got invited to a meeting for a time zone that doesn't exist this time of year. In the US EST does not stand for Eastern time, it stands for Eastern Standard Time (~November-~March), EST is not an active time zone, it is EDT Eastern Daylight Time. Its a pointless thing, most people probably don't notice, but its wrong.

Fake internet points to anyone who knows why DB-9 bothers me.

Edit: corrected a missing n in an eastern

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I read your original comment as they have "a ranch". yea, whats ups with the name. Missed opportunities all around.

[–] Stern 2 points 3 months ago

I mean maybe Bill Microsoft and Thomas Nintendo's good buddy John Ranch started the place idk, but even then it would irk me on a deeply spiritual level.