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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

The US uses mm/dd/yy which is already stupid on its own, but Canada uses BOTH mm/dd/yy and dd/mm/yy seemingly without rhyme or reason

Maintains our cognitive health. Can't just look at a date and know what it is without doing math and logic (method of exclusion)!

[–] ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

ISO-8601 master race

(e.g. 2026-04-24 for the uninitiated)

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

and when it's 2/3 which is it?

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Then you get to exercise probability theory. 😆 Worst case scenario gotta talk to people.

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Fuck it. Let's just outlaw time. Let's just make it illegal to own a clock!

Calendars too. We'll just live in the eternal now.