Daylight savings time?

[JayStil]

My 2 7100's didn't get the memo that "fall ahead" is a week later this year. Doesn't really affect much as the programs still line up in the EPG correctly.

I wonder if they'll screw it up even more this weekend?

 

[Rangers484]

Isn't it fall back, spring ahead?

 

[Tyralak]

My 2 7100's didn't get the memo that "fall ahead" is a week later this year. Doesn't really affect much as the programs still line up in the EPG correctly.

I wonder if they'll screw it up even more this weekend?

Just a nitpick: It's daylight SAVING time, not savings time.

 

[aperry]

Isn't it fall back, spring ahead?

Yes it is.

And to the OP, kudos on the 7100's. I didn't know any of those were still operational... I had one years ago and loved it!

 

[lumpkin666]

Just a nitpick: It's daylight SAVING time, not savings time.

doesn't really matter since nobody's saving any daylight... last time I checked, my clock doesn't control how much daylight is available :/

 

[seminole2001]

Here in AZ we don't have daylight saving time. Timers for national networks will follow fine. However timers set for local stations are always an hour off. I wish that DiSH would fix this.

 

[RockinHARD26]

I found my new Wireless router's time is off. Stupid President Bush for changing it!

 

[wolfjc]

I found my new Wireless router's time is off. Stupid President Bush for changing it!

I was not Bush's fault it was passed by both houses of congress.
The president can't make laws by him self.
The whole idea for daylight saving time it to use less fuel.
I think that this is a waste of time and I think we should do away with this whole idea.

 

[LER]

Not to mention the countless $$ for folks like me to make sure EVERY computer that has DST rules is updated.

What a royal PITA.

LER

 

[NightRyder]

I found my new Wireless router's time is off. Stupid President Bush for changing it!

This wasn't Bush's fault. This particular stupidity was a bi-partisan effort between 2 Senators. It accomplished nothing other than cost hundreds of millions of dollars to implement.

NightRyder

 

[jpdubose]

I think that this is a waste of time and I think we should do away with this whole idea.

I agree that changing the DST dates was a waste of time, effort and resources, but going back to the old DST dates or doing away with DST entirely would only create more pointless work and waste more money. I work in the IT industry and we spent a lot of time at the company I work for preparing for the change last spring and it's not something that we would want to go through again.

 

[Zombie069]

I agree that changing the DST dates was a waste of time, effort and resources, but going back to the old DST dates or doing away with DST entirely would only create more pointless work and waste more money. I work in the IT industry and we spent a lot of time at the company I work for preparing for the change last spring and it's not something that we would want to go through again.

You've been watching hillary too much..
First you say doing away with it would waste more money, then turn around and say how much money was wasted by the change...
Doing away with it would be the simplest solution, never have to worry about it again.

 

[NightRyder]

I agree that changing the DST dates was a waste of time, effort and resources, but going back to the old DST dates or doing away with DST entirely would only create more pointless work and waste more money. I work in the IT industry and we spent a lot of time at the company I work for preparing for the change last spring and it's not something that we would want to go through again.

Well brace yourself because this was just a test, the bill included a review provision and gave them the option to roll back the changes if they were proven to be ineffective. I say do away this this non-sense once and for all, this isn't the early 20th century anymore.

NightRyder

 

[ccash]

Yes it is.

And to the OP, kudos on the 7100's. I didn't know any of those were still operational... I had one years ago and loved it!

I still have one! Want it?

 

[jpdubose]

You've been watching hillary too much..
First you say doing away with it would waste more money, then turn around and say how much money was wasted by the change...
Doing away with it would be the simplest solution, never have to worry about it again.

I consider myself a conservative actually. I generally ignore everything she or obama say. I didn't know that she had ever said anything about DST.

I also think you misunderstood me a little. I thought it was a mistake and a waste when they passed the legislation to start with and now that it's the way it is, I think that they should just leave it alone. If they had just left it alone to start with, it never would have cost anyone anything. From my point of view and, I think, the general POV of the IT industry, the simplest solution is to just never change it again...period...either to put DST back the way it was or to do away with DST completely. Then you never have to worry about it again.

 

[JayStil]

Isn't it fall back, spring ahead?

Yes it is. My bad.

My 120gb upgraded 7100's are more stable now than they've ever been. I've made a pledge to myself to not upgrade until DISH offers NESN-HD (even though I've got a 50" plasma). I might be using these receivers for a REALLY long time by the looks of it.

DirecTV might get me first . . .

 

[RockinHARD26]

Please remind me, who makes and/or signs laws into power again? The president. It doesn't matter who started it in the houses, its the idiot in-charge who is the one in power.

 

[Mr Tony]

lets not get political folks

lets get back to the task at hand

 

[NightRyder]

Thanks Iceberg!

The DST date change was a very small part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Anyone interested in more information can find it here:

Energy Policy Act of 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NightRyder

 

[MLBurks]

I say just leave the clocks alone. Changing them in the spring and fall really screws up my internal clock! I really don't care if it gets dark at 4:00 in the afternoon. No clock in Alaska will change their daylight hours.