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by cubefox 222 days ago
> Except when you're booking a flight and you're not sure whether "today" is based on your local time, the server's local time, or GMT.

But the same issue exists with explicit dates like "November 12".
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kmoser 222 days ago
Not really, because the standard in air travel is that departure and arrival dates and times are always local to the departure or arrival airport, regardless of where you are when you book the flight (or what time it is locally when you book).
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PaulDavisThe1st 222 days ago
and yet google calendar by default translates them into the current (GPS-based) timezone ....
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