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Santé Québec invents hour compression

At the time change, two 1 a.m. hours become a single “logical hour”. Coded, approved, signed off and shipped to production: it’s not a bug, it’s a feature.

Also available in French: Santé Québec invente la compression d’heures

Santé Québec infographic (in French): “How time compression works”, where the two 1 a.m. hours are combined into a single logical hour

INCOMPETENCE. There is no other word for it.

Santé Québec has invented hour compression, a real farce!

  • A dev coded it.
  • A project manager approved it.
  • The administration signed off on it.
  • And it went to production. 🤡

It’s not a bug, it’s a feature, born from a series of failures.

🎥 Jean-René Dufort’s interview (in French): https://www.facebook.com/reel/1434156314822606