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Re:New Casio F-B100W – Upgrade to the iconic F-91W after 40 ... by kridsdale1 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @06:48PM (#49368168)
It’s the whole Anglosphere. We do it, as well as imperial measurements, to give the finger to Napoleon and his metric 10 hour long day system.
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Re:New Casio F-B100W – Upgrade to the iconic F-91W after 40 ... by pezezin on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @06:52PM (#49368201)
But 24-hour time is not decimal, isn't it what you guys like?
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Re:New Casio F-B100W – Upgrade to the iconic F-91W after 40 ... by Lio on Thursday August 20, 2026 @02:25AM (#49371069)
It’s not the whole Anglosphere.

24 hour time is used extensively in the UK. For example, all public transport uses 24 hour times here.

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