tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post1996489753681423944..comments2024-03-29T11:00:39.953+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: HMRC and summer timeRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-932243069654097402013-04-08T12:13:57.834+01:002013-04-08T12:13:57.834+01:00HMRC probably subcontracted the XML stuff to the l...HMRC probably subcontracted the XML stuff to the lowest bidder and got a bunch of people who'd never written a live system before.<br /><br />I find it odd that Americans, who around 6 hours out of UTC, have so much trouble with timezones - we've got an excuse as we live in GMT for half the year so it can slip past testing.<br /><br /><br />Tony Hoylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485210895681350152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-30866051147418381182013-04-07T11:04:57.190+01:002013-04-07T11:04:57.190+01:00BST and any daylight saving times seem particularl...BST and any daylight saving times seem particularly hard to understand.<br />Every single major release of iOS (the Apple flavor, not Cisco's) can't cope with daylight saving times and alarms. Alarms not ringing, ringing twice, ringing too late, too early, even switching am to pm or screwing up only workday repetitive alarms.<br />So obviously it only a few people have a clear understanding of the concept. Maybe we should start a "BST Switch consultancy service"...Brexit factshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499046210014193575noreply@blogger.com