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[-] neonred@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago
[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

We should really normalise the Japanese system - it makes as much sense as the European system and has the benefit of being "alphabetically" sortable.

[-] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I'm entirely for it.

Handwritten, I often use the military style 09 Oct 2023 just because the meaning is inarguable, but for files and such, it's always YYYY-MM-DD.

I'd also like to see us adopt GMT, just calling noon and midnight whatever number they happen to be in our location. With remote work and jet travel, it makes sense.

And base-12 arithmetic, but that's just a pipe dream.

[-] RogueSensei@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Especially true if you include time as well:

Year > Month > Day > Hour > Minute

Vs

Day < Month < Year > Hour > Minute

[-] neonred@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago
[-] kalleboo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Plus it's self-describing! As long as you can read Kanji...

[-] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I'm not quite sure what that means - or that we should lead with that bit, but an advantage is an advantage... Even if it only benefits Japanese readers.

[-] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

ISO-8601 or bust.

No other format really matters.

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