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06/07/08 09:10:11

Doctor Q

Doctor Q

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I like the date and time that we just reached in American date notation. There was another one 12 hours ago too!

For some reason, I thought you all needed to know that! :cool:
 
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Q, I gotta say, you're probably the only person in the world (or at least MR) who pays attention to these weird number occurrences.

But it's cool. :cool:
 
maestro55 said:
Yes very cool. What I really like are dates like 6/6/66 or 7/7/77 or in my stepbrothers case he was born on 8/8/88.

A real old one 01/23/45.
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See, that last date can never exist here.

I've always wondered why Americans put the month first? You guys say "January 1st" while we say "The 1st of January" - would that be the reason or is there a more archaic version?
 
Chundles said:
See, that last date can never exist here.

I've always wondered why Americans put the month first? You guys say "January 1st" while we say "The 1st of January" - would that be the reason or is there a more archaic version?
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Because it's easier for organization. In fact, things would be even easier to organize if you arranged things in YYYY/MM/DD, particularly files. Things are quicker to look up.


However, I hate MM/DD/YYYY, and I've always felt that DD/MM/YYYY was more natural.
 
Chundles said:
See, that last date can never exist here.

I've always wondered why Americans put the month first? You guys say "January 1st" while we say "The 1st of January" - would that be the reason or is there a more archaic version?
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Perversity. We also buy Coke in liters but everything else in quarts. Go figure.
 
Speaking of dates... I still think Y2K was a conspiracy invented by ex-commie lesbian Nazi martians to create mass hysteria and get people to go nuts buying non-perishables they never needed in the first place. :D

I remember 9-9-99 as well... That day came and went without a hitch, thank goodness.

Anyone remember 11-23-94? Oh man! What a day! I'll never forget it...
 
cool date! did you actually post it on the minute Doctor Q? i cant be bothered changing my time zone in my profile.

Abstract said:
… However, I hate MM/DD/YYYY, and I've always felt that DD/MM/YYYY was more natural.
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same for me (obviously because im Australian). i just think its neater

IJ Reilly said:
Perversity. We also buy Coke in liters but everything else in quarts. Go figure.
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you crazy Americans!

melrose said:
… Anyone remember 11-23-94? Oh man! What a day! I'll never forget it...
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HAHAHAHA:p thanks for the laugh! :)
 
Abstract said:
Because it's easier for organization. In fact, things would be even easier to organize if you arranged things in YYYY/MM/DD, particularly files. Things are quicker to look up.


However, I hate MM/DD/YYYY, and I've always felt that DD/MM/YYYY was more natural.
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Abstract is dead on especially if it is computer filing, broadest first. And mixing up month before day does seem really unnatural and weird, like not in any order.

I also like to think the day is most important, so it should be the first thing you see, not like oh no! I am going to miss my appointment this month!
 
melrose said:
Speaking of dates... I still think Y2K was a conspiracy invented by ex-commie lesbian Nazi martians to create mass hysteria and get people to go nuts buying non-perishables they never needed in the first place. :D
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Hey, who leaked this? The agreement was not to tell melrose! :mad:

richthomas said:
cool date! did you actually post it on the minute Doctor Q?
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Of course, and I accounted for the forum server's clock vs. my clock and the lag in posting new threads.

The American date format is indeed silly. Since we apparently prefer to be illogical, I think we should go all the way and group the tens digits separately from the ones digits, so December 31, 2008 would be 130/218. Bad for sorting and bad for people too!
 
Abstract said:
Because it's easier for organization. In fact, things would be even easier to organize if you arranged things in YYYY/MM/DD, particularly files. Things are quicker to look up.


However, I hate MM/DD/YYYY, and I've always felt that DD/MM/YYYY was more natural.
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Everything I do is dated with the format YYYY/MM/DD. I guess it's all my years of database design and programming. Just makes things easier.

I think it's cool that Dr. Q notice this; I never would've.
 
redwarrior said:
Everything I do is dated with the format YYYY/MM/DD. I guess it's all my years of database design and programming. Just makes things easier.

I think it's cool that Dr. Q notice this; I never would've.
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The Doctor notices every number oddity

I think he is a part of the Borg


Woof, Woof - Dawg
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I often name files on my computer with origination dates (since the actual file date might change). So I might name a file something like

20080609 - World Domination Plans.doc

;)
 
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