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by gerbal 4535 days ago
Jan 1 is a entirely arbitrary demarcation that's not actually terribly useful to the way we actually experience time and the year. IMO a better place would be one of the solstices or equinoxes (I'm partial to the spring equinox).

Also breaking the year into quarters, from equinox to solstice would be a better match for to scale we live an think on. Also it's just the right amount of time for a good portion of a large one-man project.
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willholloway 4535 days ago
I agree with you cosmically, but January first has real meaning for me because its the start of a new tax year.

Feel free to create your own fork: https://github.com/willholloway/makertime

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leocassarani 4535 days ago
On the other hand, 6th April is the first day of the tax year in the UK, so that would work out quite well.
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mprovost 4535 days ago
It's only the spring equinox on your half of the planet! You'd have to call it the March equinox which is arbitrary again. Or maybe the Northward equinox.
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sorahn 4535 days ago
Waxing and Waning? depending the length of the daylight at whatever location is going to control said time standard.
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