Russia Moves From Summer Time To Standard Time

jones_supa writes: Russia's legislature, often accused of metaphorically turning back the clock, has decided to do it literally – abandoning the policy of keeping the country on daylight-saving time all year. The 2011 move to impose permanent "summer time" in 2011 was one of the most memorable and least popular initiatives of Dmitry Medvedev's presidency. It forced tens of millions to travel to their jobs in pitch darkness during the winter. In the depths of December, the sun doesn't clear the horizon in Moscow until 10am. The State Duma, the lower house of parliament, voted 442-1 on Tuesday to return to standard time this autumn and stay there all year. The article also discusses a ban on swearing in books, plays, and films that went into effect today in Russia.

A ban on swearing in books, plays, and films?

[nitehawk214]

Fuck that.

Re:News?

[Charliemopps]

So... How is this even tangentially related to being newsworthy for a tech site?

Like, seriously, WTF?!

It's newsworthy because we finally have proof that another countries legislature is at least, just as ridiculous as our own.

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[jones_supa]

So... How is this even tangentially related to being newsworthy for a tech site? Like, seriously, WTF?!

Hi. As the submitter, my reasoning was that timezones are quite nerdy topic. There has also been lots of daylight saving articles in Slashdot over the years. As far as I know, Slashdot hasn't ever been purely tech site.

Aw, scrap that. I actually submitted this only because I can totally annoy you with it, and because of all the possibilities for Soviet Russia jokes.

442-1?

[jbmartin6]

In other news, the one holdout was also revealed to be the one dentist who didn't recommend sugarless gum (for patients who chew gum).

Re:A ban on swearing in books, plays, and films?

[Anonymous Coward]

Well that just killed my new novel, War and Fucking Peace, Cocksucker!