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sschueller
1956 days ago
I'm still hoping .beat time[1] will catch on but I have been waiting since 1998... I even made a watch-face for my smartwatch showing .beats
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time
2 comments
throwaway2245
1956 days ago
I'm guessing (from your name and enthusiasm) that you live in a place where 0 approximately corresponds to midnight? :)
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eCa
1956 days ago
It would be more fair to split a week into 6000 parts, that way everyone would have midnight at strange ”hours” but on different days.
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sschueller
1956 days ago
Lunch at @500...
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joquarky
1956 days ago
Another alternative is to base time on the current longitude of the solar meridian.
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