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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 01:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:   
      
   > General best practice for datetime is to store everything in UTC, then   
   > only convert to timezones when displaying to the user. Timezones are   
   > incredibly messy, so using a global standard makes things way simpler.   
   > Even in one timezone, something like daylight savings can mess things   
   > up.   
      
   My favorite was Indiana. The state didn't do DST. The problem was the   
   sections near Gary would run on Gary time. Those on the Ohio border would   
   run on Ohio time. Half the people were technically on the wrong time half   
   the year and then they switched. There was a three page pamphlet in the   
   visitor center on the interstate that tried to explain it. If you asked   
   someone the time they would say 'twenty after' and let you pick after   
   what.   
      
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