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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

That's exactly how a clock works - we assign meaning to a state (arm position) and then tie that to time with a battery or winder.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

Big hot ball high we call day. Big hot ball gone we call night. We make stick with shadow. We split path shadow takes. It is known.