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[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 27 points 1 year ago (31 children)

Can't wait for decimal time with 100,000 seconds/day /s

[–] TheUnicornOfPerfidy@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (21 children)

I actually quite like this idea. Or we could start using number base 12 instead of 10 everywhere else.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (19 children)

This would outdate centuries of equipment and scientific publications in the metric system.

A better idea is the International Fixed Calendar:

[–] TeraFloppy@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It seems the leap day should just be next to the New Year's Day, not randomly in the middle of the year. Most people then get an extra long weekend (almost) every 4 years.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

I agree: legacy devices that display the weekday will only need to be readjusted once in each year.

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