directive0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 2 months agoAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1402arrow-down113
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minus-squareHandles@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·2 months agoThis is the only rational order, descending in order of magnitude.
minus-squareCustoslibera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 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-up1·6 days agoWait really? Your first example is also ambiguous for 12 years out of every 100
minus-squareHandles@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoYY/MM/DD or casual short MM/DD (where the year is understood). It’s no different, you just skip the year if it’s a given 😄 But for archival purposes, file naming etc, the YYYY part is mandatory.
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
YY/MM/DD or casual short MM/DD (where the year is understood). It’s no different, you just skip the year if it’s a given 😄 But for archival purposes, file naming etc, the YYYY part is mandatory.
07-26, surely?