Re: First post of 2008? (Look! Brand new subject! Reassuringly off-topic!)

[Scott <harview@...>]

On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 12:19:28PM +0900, Miles Bader wrote:
> Duck <duck@roaming.ath.cx> writes:
> > Easterliness alone isn't enough, however. For example, Brisbane is 153E,
> > but is one hour behind Sydney (like many tropical places, Queensland
> > doesn't have daylight savings), which is 151E.
> 
> It seems more reasonable to simply ignore such silliness and consider
> where the sunlight will come first (past the international dateline)...
> 

In which case those living in Siberia north of the the Arctic Circle 
will not see the new year for several weeks?

Scott.