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Or we could do metric time (files.catbox.moe)
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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (5 children)

As a software engineer, I beg of you

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We just shut down the servers for one day a year and reboot all of them. How hard can it be?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok, and we just don’t process any of the data from that day, ever?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what happens on new years stays in new years

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I like this idea more and more. All computers off, noone is allowed to work, just a big new years party for everyone.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

So we basically make the Purge a reality?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Let's be honest, we all could do with a bit less data processing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Network switches with over 10 years of uptime chuckle nervously

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just invent 0. Array starts from 0 so can new year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Zero Nonuary.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You've been given the zeroth place

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And leap year?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

New year's 2: Electric Boogaloo

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kinda sounds easier to implement tbh, like, right now leap days are in a specific month, but wouldn't it (in addition to a hypothetical new years day) be easier to handle and remember if they are a very explicit part of the calendar system?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, now there is a day that is not part of a week, or a month. And we have a month and a week that don’t immediately follow after the previous one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Very reasonable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You'll also need plan for timezones as well.