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by tbn.al » Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:20 pm
A quote from my favorite online dictionary. "While computers and digital clocks display "12:00 a.m." and "12:00 p.m." these notations provide no clear and unambiguous way to distinguish between midnight and noon. It is actually improper to use "a.m." and "p.m." when referring to 12:00. The abbreviation a.m. stands for ante meridiem (or before the meridian) and p.m. stands for post meridiem (or after the meridian), with the meridian being 12:00 noon. For this reason, neither abbreviation is correct for noon or midnight.[4] The length of the error is determined by the smallest unit of time: 12:00:01 p.m. would be correctly notated, as would even 12:00:00.00001 pm." This may be the first time in the history of tubenet that Joe and Wade have been on the opposite side of a question, and both wrong.
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by Doc » Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:19 pm
Use military time, and this discussion becomes moot (besides a diversion into absurdity).
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by tubeast » Mon Dec 12, 2011 8:00 am
Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
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by the elephant » Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:45 am
tubeast wrote: Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
That is not the case over here, however.
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by ShoelessWes » Tue Dec 13, 2011 1:51 am
tubeast wrote: Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
You also have the metric system. If it wasn't for marmite/vegemite, I think you guys might be onto something down there.
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by the elephant » Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:58 am
ShoelessWes wrote: tubeast wrote: Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
You also have the metric system. If it wasn't for marmite/vegemite, I think you guys might be onto something down there.
Austria, not Australia.
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by ShoelessWes » Tue Dec 13, 2011 2:59 am
the elephant wrote: ShoelessWes wrote: tubeast wrote: Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
You also have the metric system. If it wasn't for marmite/vegemite, I think you guys might be onto something down there.
Austria, not Australia.
Haha, you just got to laugh.
END OF DISCUSSION. (inside joke)
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by Doc » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:34 am
tubeast wrote: Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
the elephant wrote: ShoelessWes wrote: tubeast wrote: Hm. In our world, digital clocks jump from 23:59 to 0:00. No problems here.
You also have the metric system. If it wasn't for marmite/vegemite, I think you guys might be onto something down there.
Austria, not Australia.
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by bort » Tue Dec 13, 2011 11:04 am
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