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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by otabdeveloper4 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @02:35AM (#44821296)
360 is base 60. (6*60)

Like minutes and seconds.

The 12 hours in a day and the 12 months are also 60 / 5.

This all connects to ancient Mesopotamia somehow.

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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by bregma on Thursday August 07, 2025 @06:46AM (#44822875)
> 12 hours in a day

I guess, for a sufficiently large value of 12.

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Re:We'd be Better Off with 9-bit Bytes by otabdeveloper4 on Thursday August 07, 2025 @09:26AM (#44824192)
Yes, the original day was 12 hours. (Hence the legacy of "AM" and "PM" that some countries still use.)
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