Setting a timezone other than your own

Would there ever be a need for you to set a timezone other than the one your computer is set to? Currently, the timezone feature localizes the timestamps in a few places, namely the forums, to show you the time relative to you. I've came across a neat bit of Javascript that'll convert time strings to the timezone your computer is set to.

Would this be more convenient? Is there any reason to allow people to choose the timezone they're loading?

I feel like that'd be fine doing it that way.
I don't ever have a reason to set my timezone for a place i don't live in. I can't imagine people use that function often actually.

Yeah I think that makes sense. If you're going to do this, it might make some sense to, during the forum overhaul you've been discussing, add a thing where it shows the most recent time zone for other users.

I don't really understand Deus. It has nothing to do with the timezones of other users; it would show any timestamps in your own local time rather than needing to pick a timezone in your user profile.

I say use the javascript, I only need to know when posts happen relative to my own time zone. I cannot see myself ever setting a different timezone.

Unless someone travels frequently, I don't see this being a highly used feature