The Death and Life of the 13-Month Calendar

Re:The Death and Life of the 13-Month Calendar by bluejekyll on Saturday October 27, 2018 @05:17PM (#18317697)

While I agree in theory, in practice it’s still a bigger problem, as actual infrastructure needs to be changed for the metric system.

As was proven with the recent change of the DST dates, most calendars are handled by computers these days. It would be relatively straightforward to change the calendar.

There would be problems though. Monthly payments for things, for example, would need to be adjusted. So there would still need to be significant lead time.

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Re:The Death and Life of the 13-Month Calendar by Tsubasachan on Sunday October 28, 2018 @05:29AM (#18319844)

Other countries have done it in modern times, the UK for one.

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Re:The Death and Life of the 13-Month Calendar by bluejekyll on Sunday October 28, 2018 @03:37PM (#18322595)

I’m just saying we shouldn’t connect the two, not that it’s impossible.

Also, the UK is far smaller than the US, making the infrastructure probably a bit more tractable.

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