Mark Kent came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a moment ago
in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
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> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> __/ [ Mark Kent ] on Wednesday 01 November 2006 19:40 \__
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>>> Jim <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> John A. Bailo came up with this when s/he headbutted the keyboard a
moment
>>>> ago in comp.os.linux.advocacy:
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>>>>> ...whose computer didn't account for daylight savings time.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My network did, my cellphone didn't.
>>>
>>> What mobile have you got?
>>
>> For me it was only the alarm clock that needed manual intervention (a day
>> late, but I have become rather oblivious to time, especially on a
Sunday).
>> SUSE takes good care of itself, which is not surprising. The PDA reminds
me
>> to verify it's all readjusted and that's all that matters. It also
reminds
>> me to align all the clocks once in a couple of months... makes it easy to
>> remember if it's alarm-driven, provided the alarm isn't a day late (as
>> opposed to an hour late or an hour early).
>
> Most smartphones are capable of reading the network time information
> available in GSM messages and setting their time accordingly. Not all
> of them do it very well, though, and not every network is consistent in
> providing the signal.
>
>>
>> I'm sure your Nokia 770 is sophisticated enough to be DST-aware. It's
just
>> compacted/customised Debian after all...
>
> Yeah, it is.
>
motorola c975 on 3 PAYG. software version R245_U_82.21.80I (Symbian?)
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