▲ 753 ▼ Fahrenheit vs. Celsius vs. Kelvin (i.imgur.com) submitted 2 years ago by genfood@feddit.de to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 152 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] neonred@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) We should really normalise the Japanese system - it makes as much sense as the European system and has the benefit of being "alphabetically" sortable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm entirely for it. Handwritten, I often use the military style 09 Oct 2023 just because the meaning is inarguable, but for files and such, it's always YYYY-MM-DD. I'd also like to see us adopt GMT, just calling noon and midnight whatever number they happen to be in our location. With remote work and jet travel, it makes sense. And base-12 arithmetic, but that's just a pipe dream. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RogueSensei@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Especially true if you include time as well: Year > Month > Day > Hour > Minute Vs Day < Month < Year > Hour > Minute permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] neonred@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plus it's self-describing! As long as you can read Kanji... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm not quite sure what that means - or that we should lead with that bit, but an advantage is an advantage... Even if it only benefits Japanese readers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago ISO-8601 or bust. No other format really matters. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (3 children) We should really normalise the Japanese system - it makes as much sense as the European system and has the benefit of being "alphabetically" sortable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm entirely for it. Handwritten, I often use the military style 09 Oct 2023 just because the meaning is inarguable, but for files and such, it's always YYYY-MM-DD. I'd also like to see us adopt GMT, just calling noon and midnight whatever number they happen to be in our location. With remote work and jet travel, it makes sense. And base-12 arithmetic, but that's just a pipe dream. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RogueSensei@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Especially true if you include time as well: Year > Month > Day > Hour > Minute Vs Day < Month < Year > Hour > Minute permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] neonred@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plus it's self-describing! As long as you can read Kanji... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm not quite sure what that means - or that we should lead with that bit, but an advantage is an advantage... Even if it only benefits Japanese readers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago I'm entirely for it. Handwritten, I often use the military style 09 Oct 2023 just because the meaning is inarguable, but for files and such, it's always YYYY-MM-DD. I'd also like to see us adopt GMT, just calling noon and midnight whatever number they happen to be in our location. With remote work and jet travel, it makes sense. And base-12 arithmetic, but that's just a pipe dream. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RogueSensei@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Especially true if you include time as well: Year > Month > Day > Hour > Minute Vs Day < Month < Year > Hour > Minute permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] neonred@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] neonred@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Plus it's self-describing! As long as you can read Kanji... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm not quite sure what that means - or that we should lead with that bit, but an advantage is an advantage... Even if it only benefits Japanese readers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I'm not quite sure what that means - or that we should lead with that bit, but an advantage is an advantage... Even if it only benefits Japanese readers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago ISO-8601 or bust. No other format really matters. permalink fedilink source parent