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Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by michaelcampbell on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @08:47AM (#16316158)
> is the American assumption that everyone uses the 12-hour clock.

C'mon, stop. So edgy.

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Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by _jal on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:07AM (#16316262)
It appears you're unaware that many routinely countries use 24 hour ("military") time for many things.

It isn't quite so extreme as that edgy metric system trendiness all the kool kids seem to be in to these days, but, uh, there is a world out there.

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Re:Swatch Internet Time (1998) by michaelcampbell on Saturday February 17, 2018 @05:39PM (#16403180)
I'm quite aware, thanks. I was talking about the reddit-esque "shit on anything done in the US" nonsense.
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