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[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 27 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

15:39? Then takes him 3 minutes

[–] Tja@programming.dev 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

15:39:02 until 15:43:25, so more than 4 minutes.

It is afternoon, tho.

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"If the first column has lights, it's more than likely afternoon" lol

[–] Hazel@piefed.blahaj.zone 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The true binary clock: afternoon or not-afternoon.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

You just need to rearrange bits so that each bit answers a practical question:

  1. Is it sleep time
  2. Is it time for food
  3. etc.
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 5 points 3 months ago

I mean, if you don't need to know the precise time it''s indeed useful and cool...but there are better ways to do it

[–] Anafabula@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Six columns of binary numbers each representing a base 10 digit to display three base 10 numbers is kinda stupid, but it is easier to read than just having three binary numbers I guess.

[–] four@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wdym three binary numbers? Just one is enough. Make it a Unix timestamp so you can have a calendar built in!

[–] noerdman@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 months ago

Yeah, what kind of idiot needs repeating patterns in the time format for repeating times during a day? Just display the unix timestamp on the clock tower and be done with it.

Actually, having 64 bits arranged vertically on a tower seems neat.

[–] ladicius@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

When it's a 24 h display like in the cartoon the digits must have more lights to represent numbers higher than 15. The clock in the cartoon only has four lights per column.

I'd prefer your version of this clock.

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Seems to be, although that's a very loose interpretation of what a "binary clock" means. Splitting the tens columns into a new digit is mathematically gibberish.