<h1><a href="/">Things Of Interest</a></h1> Things Of Interest Time breadcrumbs top Laudable! Let's take a look at some of the changes that arise from this, through a simple case study: making an international phone call to a relative. I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? Google tells me it is currently 4:25am there. It's probably best not to call right now. I want to call my Uncle Steve in Melbourne. What time is it there? It's 4:25am there, same as it is here, of course! Same as it is in New York, Bangalore and Hawaii, at the South Pole and on the Moon. Well, hold on a second. First of all, we need to straighten out some terminology. The terms "a.m." and "p.m." ( ante meridiem and post meridiem ) are strongly deprecated now, because they refer to the position of the Sun, not of the clock. With time zones, these were roughly the same...