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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by marcosdumay on Sunday September 25, 2022 @08:31PM (#32977997)
Hum, no. There is no reason not to change it (except for inertia, what is a better reason than any you will see). It is logical (once you get over the fixation with 60), but none of that logic is a good reason to keep it.
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Re:Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we ex... by foobarian on Monday September 26, 2022 @10:06AM (#32983270)
This reminds me of the discussion the other day about how the A_n paper sizes are superior because you can fold them in half to get the next size down. Just like having a more logical calendar - it would be nice but not very useful. The value is in the network effect of everyone using the same system (so kind of like the "inertia" you mentioned).
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