timezone

 Timezones  are names used to highlight regions on the globe that are used to define a uniform time for society's use (legal, finance, social). Examples of them are Pacific Standard Time or Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Criticism
 timezones  are a way to create dependencies in your code on legislative bodies in countries you have never heard of.
 * https://twitter.com/kevinmarks/status/458358080690868224

Articles

 * 2015-08-06 undefined: Why You Should Use Timezone Offsets Not Timezone Names


 * top ten craziest timezone boundaries


 * 2018-05 Zach Holman UTC is enough for everyone...right?