Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We space program fans are looking forward to 10/9/8 ric On Aug 9, 2010, at 7:48 AM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: > ISO 8601 (YYYYMMDD) is the only "logical" way to represent dates. > > day-month-year (european style) is not consistent with the way we denote > numerical values (greatest magnitude first) nor can the value be sorted > (numerically or alphabetically) and still maintain chronological date > order. > > For all things computer (including file names for photo directories), I > use ISO 8601. > > That being said, I personally believe the month deserves elevation to the > front of the date string because of the three units, it's the most > important unit of time. I lay in the hammock, looking at the sky through > the trees and think: "It's June." This is a very different feeling than > anxiously sitting in front of the computer thinking: "It's almost the > 15th!" And forget about "It's already 2012!" > > I am a human, not a computer! > > -rei > > > On 08/09/2010 03:34 AM, Jeff Moore wrote: >> 2010-08-09-01:42:13 Mark Rabiner: >> >>> Today is 8/9/10! >>> >> Yeah... no. Month-day-year (medium-small-large) is a completely >> irrational order in which to write dates, and I reject it utterly. >> Even though I live in the US. >> >> Besides, you, the Rabs, who rail against anyone using acronyms, even >> those well understood by everyone else in the room, should acknowledge >> that writing three two-digit numbers in a row, which will be >> interpreted by different people in different ways, isn't clear. It's >> more unclear than most of your hated acronyms. So use something >> unambiguous: >> >> 9-Aug-2010 >> >> August 9th, 2010 (if you really insist on month first) >> >> 2010-08-09 (because nobody writes year-day-month!) >> >> So there. >> >> While I don't want the world to be boringly culturally homogeneous, >> there are some things we should all just get with the program on: >> >> - Numerically abbreviate dates, if we must, day-month-year. >> >> - Use the metric system, dammit. >> >> - Drive on the right-hand side of the road. >> >> Some adjustments there for many of us. Everybody, get on it. >> >> Thanks. >> >> -Jeff >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information