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    From Maurice Kinal@1:153/7001 to Mark Time on Sun Mar 12 09:57:08 2017
    Hey Mark!

    Only a few minutes to go.

    ---------- <Esc>:read !date;TZ=PST8PDT date
    Sun Mar 12 09:58:37 UTC 2017
    Sun Mar 12 01:58:37 PST 2017
    ----------

    How about now?

    ---------- <Esc>:read !date;TZ=PST8PDT date
    Sun Mar 12 10:00:24 UTC 2017
    Sun Mar 12 03:00:24 PDT 2017
    ----------

    You're reading it right. As of 10:00 UTC an hour disappeared here on the Pacific coast of North America. A very sad day indeed. Let us bow our heads in homage to all wasted time everywhere.

    Life is good,
    Maurice

    ... Don't cry for me I have vi.
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