Commented 13 years ago2011-10-02 21:06:19 UTC
in journal: #7423Comment #50116
There are different meanings to the word "year". It can be the time it takes for Earth to complete an orbit around the Sun (which isn't constant). In astronomy, a year is exactly (365 + 1/4) * 86 400 seconds. I was talking about calendar years. Those are defined by their creators and users, us humans. To try to match calendar years with the movements of a planet is in my opinion foolish. It's not a meaningful measurement and we'll never get it right. A time unit is more useful if it can be defined as a constant number of seconds (or fractions of seconds). If those number of seconds can be divided by the number of seconds in a day (which will also have to be constant) without leaving a remainder that's great, because it simplifies calendars and calculations.
Commented 13 years ago2011-10-02 19:57:34 UTC
in journal: #7423Comment #50115
Time zones suck, too. IMO we should all use the same time system. We should also get rid of leap years and the one-second corrections of UTC. Every second that passes, the date displayed on our clocks should increase by one second, always. With 5-days weeks we would have the same calendar every year. 365 days should be a full year, always. It would snow during summer in 400 years, but it would be worth it for the gained simplicity and consistency. POSIX time ftw.
Commented 13 years ago2011-09-21 10:07:47 UTC
in journal: #7409Comment #62263
Following a good sleep pattern is very difficult for some (including myself). The last two weeks I've woke up before 12:00 every day, this is something I've not accomplished in over a year.
Commented 13 years ago2011-09-03 13:47:59 UTC
in journal: #7383Comment #41897
Who's got the sweetest disposition? One guess, that's who. Who never ever starts an argument, who never shows a bit of temperment? Who's never wrong, but always right? Who'd never dream of starting a fight? Who gets stuck with all the bad luck? No one, but Gman!
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Who never ever starts an argument, who never shows a bit of temperment?
Who's never wrong, but always right?
Who'd never dream of starting a fight?
Who gets stuck with all the bad luck?
No one, but Gman!
~ Not Scotch