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Anil DashVerified account ‏@anildash · 4h4 hours ago
Only one day of the year is just 23 hours long due to Daylight Savings, so naturally, that's when we observe #InternationalWomensDay.
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  1. @anildash very americentric thinking. EU doesn't change for another 3 weeks. Other places don't change at all!
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  2. @anildash that's a higher percentage of a full day than the percentage pay for the same job. Progress!
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  3. @anildash That's a very US-centric view. Plenty of cultures don't have a notion of DST (this is how it should be everywhere though.)
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  4. @DrPizza yes I know.
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  5. @margarita I was trying to figure out how long 77% of a day is.
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  6. @rx yes I know.
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  7. @anildash @margarita About 18.5 hours
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  8. @anildash are you mixing your localisation with internationalisation here though? There’s 24 hours here in the UK.
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  9. .@anildash @tmwinsett I know of exactly zero women who would ever think that was a good idea.
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  10. @StuRobson yes I know.
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  11. @anildash and Black History Month is Feb, the shortest month!
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  12. @Jesselansner @anildash gotcha, so like, a day without sleep.
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  13. @anildash @LOLGOP Just like Black History given shortest month!
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  14. @anildash at least IWD is international and the shorter day is only local...
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  15. @anildash Black history month is short, too.
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  16. @anildash @TheRealSpaf how about African American Heritage month being in February?
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  17. @anildash @mulegirl it's only in the USA. Almost (all?) other countries change time later
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  18. @anildash outside of the U.S. We get 24 hours. And also maternity leave.
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  19. @anildash troll fodder! Don’t feed em.
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