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this is the start of everything falling apart, i can feel it (thelemmy.club)
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image saying "at least the important software isn't being vibe cod-" (cut off) and showing a graph of em dashes in the linux kernel over time with a sharp rise the past few years
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[–] 6 points 3 days ago* (4 children)

No because it's the global format that typically uses periods.

D.M.Y (normal)
Y-M-D (superior)
M/D/Y (mental illness)

Mixing up the formats and denominators makes this mess even worse.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    you should also always specify YYYY-MM-DD because often M and D ignores leading zeros, YY means the 2 digit suffix, and Y… well, i don’t even know what that is but i’m sure it’s something less specific than YYYY

    if we’re going to be picky about being clear about things, let’s be truly clear about things

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    YYYYY would be something like "The Year of Our Lord, Two-Thousand and Twenty-Six" (or probably just "Twenty Twenty-Six", but the other is more ridiculous so I'll go with that)

    Y would just be "6" but I can't think of any context where that would ever be used

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