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[–] jimmux@programming.dev -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Months are dumb. Inconsistent lengths, the names are out of sync (OCTober isn't month 8), pretend to be based on lunar cycles but not, etc.

Give us Year/Day date formats. Extra new year holiday on leap years.

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[–] PaperTowel@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In theory yes stupid, in practice I've never been confused once. Its fine guys, why's it such a massive issue for everyone?

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[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Americans write the date the way we would say it. August 9th 2023.

[–] alessandro@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Generally speaking you're usually from 0 to 720 hours in a month: how many time in a year you have to remind people what month they are into vs. the single day?

Guy A: "Hey, what day is it?"

Guy B: "It's Sunday, the 13th."

Guy A: "Of...?" (gesturing to keep going)

Guy B: "Ah, right, we're just 390 hours into August. You may have missed that."

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[–] thereisalamp@reddthat.com -2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Wait, you mean the last 2 are, in all fact, the same, exact, thing?

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[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] WorldWideLem@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

(1-12)/(1-31)/(XXXX)

I don't think it's an entirely ridiculous format.

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