Oh the pain (Score 1)

Maybe I'm ignorant, but I'm not getting how DST translates to saving barrels of oil. I guess we get our hydro from water up here, although ther eare people heating with oil products, etc... but regardless of DST, when its cold, you heat. Making a change to DST will in no way be anywhere near a y2k type experience. Maybe the US thinks it can kick start their economy by making such a change. If Microsoft can do it, why not USA.GOV? Simply put, this change is USA only. Y2K was worldwide. DST won't stop programs from working, Y2K crashed and burned. variance in who is on DST or not is something that already exists (inside the US and outside) so this is an implementation thing. Y2K involved re-engineering. DST moved time by 100 years, DST 1 hour. I think a simple solution would be to adjust everyones who is on a DST program to fall back only 30 minutes the next time and not change ever again. I doubt that the reasons that we have DST are anywhere near as valid as they were when it was created. Society has grown/changed and we need to keep up with the times.