*Real* robot beings keep time in UTC internally, unlike mere toys.
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@ellenor2000 Generally, UTC is used by computers (and robots) for international synchronization. It would be illogical to deviate from this, unless one keeps time for different purposes more closely aligned with TAI.
(The actual reason is that Unix and Linux systems use UTC, unlike Windows, and the joke is referring to this very old controversy.)
@ellenor2000 It used to be a hot mess, because Windows actually adjusted the internal clock for DST, so it had to take care to not accidentally do that twice, as well as other edge cases.
Nowadays it doesn't matter anymore because every Windows box is connected to the Internet and it can just get the correct time from NTP.
@Coffee Why not TAI? #lang_en