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Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone?

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Lew Pitcher wrote, on Tue, 27 Jan 2015 12:06:36 -0500:

> If that's his problem, then the Linux solution would be to run his browser
> with the TZ environment variable altered. Something like
>   TZ=UTC firefox

Since the problem only manifests itself in the browser, I like the 
idea of setting the time zone ONLY in the browser. 

Yet, that syntax doesn't seem to work.
$ firefox -TZ=UTC -url panopticlick.eff.org &

Neither does this syntax:
$ TZ=Japan firefox -url panopticlick.eff.org &

Googling for the syntax to tell Firefox what time zone to use, 
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Time_and_time_zone_settings

I went to Firefox:Tools>Web Development, and pasted in:
Date()
= "Tue Jan 27 2015 09:46:18 GMT-0800 (PST)"

I then checked the time zone in Firefox by pasting in:
(new Date).toUTCString()
= "Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:48:00 GMT"

But, it's clear, that, if Firefox can set the TZ for 
the browser, that the syntax is obscure.

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What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 04:39 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-27 00:11 -0500
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Godzilla <godzilla@lizardboss.invalid> - 2015-01-27 05:18 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:32 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:39 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:20 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 18:55 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 01:54 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 02:27 -0500
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-27 03:51 -0500
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? victor davis <vic@this.is.not.real.com> - 2015-01-27 10:44 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 11:14 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 10:30 -0600
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:51 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 12:54 -0500
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-28 09:34 +1300
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:21 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 16:25 -0600
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:17 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 22:36 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? ". . .winston" <winstonmvp@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 03:56 -0500
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 10:45 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-27 12:28 +0100
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Siri Crews <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-27 01:29 -0800
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-01-27 10:05 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 11:50 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-01-27 12:31 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:39 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 11:46 -0600
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:57 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Eef Hartman <E.J.M.Hartman@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 19:20 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:24 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:26 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-01-27 15:18 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-01-28 08:20 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 08:58 -0500
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2015-01-27 10:00 -0600
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2015-01-27 11:18 -0500
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2015-01-27 11:23 -0500
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2015-01-27 11:36 -0600
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-27 16:32 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 18:00 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:45 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 22:30 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-28 03:53 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 04:47 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-27 14:06 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-27 15:10 +0100
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-27 14:24 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> - 2015-01-27 17:59 -0800
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-28 02:14 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:52 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> - 2015-01-28 15:53 -0800
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 18:15 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2015-01-27 16:50 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 00:58 +0000
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:38 +0000
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-01-28 08:49 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 10:06 +0000
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> - 2015-01-28 15:59 -0800
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-28 00:09 +0100
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:48 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 08:32 -0600
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-27 18:04 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> - 2015-01-27 14:40 -0600
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-27 14:42 -0600
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Xyzzy the Magicat <usenetcats.xyzzyx@EATspamgourmet.com> - 2015-01-27 17:45 -0800
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-27 22:09 -0600
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 04:53 +0000
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 08:52 -0500
          Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Gordon <gordonlr@swbell.net> - 2015-01-28 08:07 -0600
            Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-01-28 09:16 -0500
              Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 22:44 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 03:56 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-01-27 14:49 -0600
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? JJ <jj4public@vfemail.net> - 2015-01-28 05:24 +0700
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 04:59 +0000
  Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 00:53 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 05:06 +0000
    Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 05:12 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2015-01-28 11:35 +0100
        Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Sage <sage@mail.invalid> - 2015-01-28 14:20 +0000
      Re: What's the negative effect of changing the Time Zone? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-01-28 22:43 +0000

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