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Terran Computational Calendar Introduces Minimonths, Year Bases, and Datemods

Posted by timothy on from the on-a-night-just-like-tonight dept.

First time accepted submitter TC+0 (3672227) writes "Inspired by comments regarding its first incarnation, the Terran Computational Calendar's recent redefinition now includes dynamic support for 'leap duration', 'year bases', and 'datemods'. Here's the new abstract from terrancalendar.com (wikia mirror) captured at 44.5.20,6.26.48 TC+7H:

Synchronized with the northern winter solstice, the terran computational calendar began roughly* 10 days before the UNIX Epoch. Each year is composed of 13 identical 28-day months, followed by a 'minimonth' that houses leap days (one most years and two every 4th but not 128th year) and leap seconds (issued by the IERS during that year). Each date is an unambiguous instant in time that exploits zero-based numbering and a handful of delimiters to represent the number of years and constant length months, days, hours, minutes, and seconds that have elapsed since 0TC (the calendar's starting point). An optional 'year base' may be applied to ignore erratic leap duration. Arithmetic date adjusting 'datemods' can be applied to define things like weeks, quarters, and regional times."

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  1. Umm .... by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OK, sure, you're invented your own calendar. I'm sure it's awesome.

    But nobody will use it.

    But, hey, some people speak Klingon at parties in the hopes it will impress their friends.

    Seriously, do you expect people to use this? Or is it purely an intellectual exercise?

    I'm afraid I don't see the point.

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    1. Re:Umm .... by Bite+The+Pillow · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Every novel idea was once just some crazy man's dream.

      What I don't see the point of is not just announcing you don't see the point, but returning to defend your lack of insight.

      It's obviously easier to calculate date offsets, and the consistent zero based counting reduces the chances of having the idiocy of JavaScript's zero based month. If you wanted to see a point, its right there.

      At some time in the future, we will replace the irregular system we have now, with something reasonable. Like metric. And there will be holdouts who refuse to change.

      But what gets adopted does so because people use it, and people use it because it makes sense. First to one, then two, and then People magazine.

      Of course it could be some crazy asshole's stupid idea, in which case you could just ask the crazy asshole, or read his web page, and learn the point.

      To dismiss the idea, and actively avoid the point, while announcing your ignorance is a waste of typing. Especially while claiming to be well read. I guess that just stopped before this summary hit the front page?

      I don't see this changing anything, and it is statistically unlikely to be the next timekeeping solution, so I'm not defending its worth nor utility. But butting into a conversation with, "I really don't see the point" is just the kind of smarmy, closed minded nonsense that gets your opinion discarded. No need to thank me for reminding you.