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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Zap2It's TV Listings Are Gone
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0000 (UTC)
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Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>On 2025-03-27 3:56 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

>>>. . . 

>>I've been peripherally involved with a couple attempts over the years. You
>>have to understand that everyone involved in cable TV is stupid and
>>dishonest. Such efforts usually fall apart over in fighting such as them,
>>insisting that the day starts at 6 AM and not midnight because that's how
>>TV guide used to do it.

>Why would they even care about when the day starts?

You're right. Using GMT with offset for local time doesn't care
about the day of the week. This goes back to radio days when there was
no overnight transmission. To this day, certain AM stations are daylight
only. Who remembers why?

>In any case, you could let the user set the time when the day starts in 
>their settings and then they could start the day at 6 AM, midnight, or 
>any other time they wanted.

as long as it didn't screw with the date.

>. . .