Finally took the time to call my congressperson to register my opposition to the "Sunshine Protection Act" (H.R. 69). When the House votes it down by a single vote, you can thank me. 😉
Though I've really been meaning to write an article about exactly why I think permanent DST is a bad idea.
I still need to get this plot looking nicer (it's a sun graph for New York, with DST):
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And while I would prefer permanent STD to permanent DST, for the latitude I'm at, I'm actually in favor of the status quo. I like a rule that's fairly simple to implement and keeps sunrise closer to the same time each day.
