directive0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 3 months agoAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up1403arrow-down113
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minus-squareHandles@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down2·3 months agoThis is the only rational order, descending in order of magnitude.
minus-squareCustoslibera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-23 months agoHow do you abbreviate a date in YYYY/MM/DD format? In the DD/MM/YYYY format I can tell someone I am available to meet on 26/07; the year is known contextually as it only changes once a year. If I start to tell people I am available 26/07 am I available for all of July in 2026?
minus-squareHandles@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoYY/MM/DD or casual short MM/DD (where the year is understood). It’s no different, you just skip the year if it’s a given 😄 But for archival purposes, file naming etc, the YYYY part is mandatory.
minus-squarePockybum522@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoWait really? Your first example is also ambiguous for 12 years out of every 100
This is the only rational order, descending in order of magnitude.
How do you abbreviate a date in YYYY/MM/DD format?
In the DD/MM/YYYY format I can tell someone I am available to meet on 26/07; the year is known contextually as it only changes once a year.
If I start to tell people I am available 26/07 am I available for all of July in 2026?
YY/MM/DD or casual short MM/DD (where the year is understood). It’s no different, you just skip the year if it’s a given 😄 But for archival purposes, file naming etc, the YYYY part is mandatory.
07-26, surely?
Wait really? Your first example is also ambiguous for 12 years out of every 100