[0ld]

Week numbering is absolutely foreign concept for most of the world

Say, I have no idea what week 26 is. I can only suggest it’s probably somewhere in [26/4]=June

I would not even know where to quickly look it up without googling - my calendars do not have this numbering

[finger]

Denmark uses week numbers. Instead of saying that there is a holiday from date A to date B, they usually say Week X or Weeks X-Y. Or for example that Good Friday is in Week 19.

[masklinn]

> Week numbering is absolutely foreign concept for most of the world

It’s mostly a foreign concept to Americans.

> Say, I have no idea what week 26 is. I can only suggest it’s probably somewhere in [26/4]=June

So you’re saying that a clear, unambiguous, and standardised system in widespread use is bad because you would have to learn something?

> I would not even know where to quickly look it up without googling - my calendars do not have this numbering

Get a better calendar? Most European calendars have the week number printed as a matter of course, and it should be a simple toggle in the average calendaring software (certainly is in iOS).

[skrebbel]

But all we need is relative week numbers. "Friday in week NOW()+0".

Still need to supply that setting about whether weeks start on Sundays or Mondays though.

[bryanrasmussen]

you can find out what week number it is on https://ugenr.dk/

I guess they are going to wonder why the non-danish visits today.

on edit: wrong address oops

[unwind]

Whoa, that was not the most minimalist. Up here in Sweden, where week numbers are very much standard in planning, we use [1] (which, translated, means "week now").

Of course, Google's calendar also shows it which is handy.

[1] https://vecka.nu

[bryanrasmussen]

I agree that vecka.nu is better on the minimalism, but every now and then I have to use the functionality to find out what week number a particular date is in.