Daylight Savings Time is an archaic practice in our modern society.
The original reasons for the policies are no longer applicable, and the most cited reason for keeping DST (energy savings) has never been shown to be true.
Some industries still like DST (like sporting equipment retailers), but there are many more who dislike the changed hours (like television).
The real issue, however is not the later hours or extra sunlight. Studies have shown that changing the clocks is responsible for health problems (including increased heart attack and vehicular accident risks) and leads to hundreds of thousands of hours of lost productivity in workplaces across the country. Also: It’s really annoying.
We should either eliminate DST or make it the year-round standard time for the whole country.
Daylight Savings Time is an archaic practice in our modern society.
The original reasons for the policies are no longer applicable, and the most cited reason for keeping DST (energy savings) has never been shown to be true.
Some industries still like DST (like sporting equipment retailers), but there are many more who dislike the changed hours (like television).
The real issue, however is not the later hours or extra sunlight. Studies have shown that changing the clocks is responsible for health problems (including increased heart attack and vehicular accident risks) and leads to hundreds of thousands of hours of lost productivity in workplaces across the country. Also: It’s really annoying.
We should either eliminate DST or make it the year-round standard time for the whole country.
OK, just thought I’d mention again that people might want to hold off a bit before pestering them with emails - the terms page is incredibly out of date, and the fact that it still has an outdated definition of asexuality is an honest mistake. I know for a fact that people at GenEq know about asexuality, and have discussed it correctly elsewhere. I’ve contacted the people I know there, and it shouldn’t be a problem to get it changed. Will let people know when I hear back.
Also, the uclink email that was posted on facebook is not the correct email for GenEq - it’s long out of date, so anything sent there will be ignored. If you still feel a need to contact them, try geneq@berkeley.edu. Still, I’d recommend giving them some time before spamming them with emails.
Okay, thanks for letting us know! :)
(Source: ace-reporter)
