directive0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 months agoAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square89fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down12
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minus-squarecheddar@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·3 months agoAugust 30 would be 30.08.2024.
minus-squareHandles@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 months agoThis is the only rational order, descending in order of magnitude.
minus-squareCustoslibera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoHow do you abbreviate a date in YYYY/MM/DD format? In the DD/MM/YYYY format I can tell someone I am available to meet on 26/07; the year is known contextually as it only changes once a year. If I start to tell people I am available 26/07 am I available for all of July in 2026?
minus-squarePockybum522@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoWait really? Your first example is also ambiguous for 12 years out of every 100
August 30 would be 30.08.2024.
Nope, 2024-08-30
This is the only rational order, descending in order of magnitude.
How do you abbreviate a date in YYYY/MM/DD format?
In the DD/MM/YYYY format I can tell someone I am available to meet on 26/07; the year is known contextually as it only changes once a year.
If I start to tell people I am available 26/07 am I available for all of July in 2026?
Wait really? Your first example is also ambiguous for 12 years out of every 100
Nope, it’s 30 \ 24 / 08
https://xkcd.com/1179/