> I didn't use UTC because subtracting eight when reading raw logs is a lot harder than subtracting one.
Also important here is that the date stays the same! Even though I've gotten used to instinctively decoding UTC, that part is still frustrating sometimes.
What about that one hour in the day when the date isn't the same?
You probably aren't working that hour. (also way better than 8).
And the computer isn't doing anything interesting during that time? You're reading logs, not using the computer as a clock.