2026-01-20 08:45 UTC
@zed @vonxylofon
Math?
18:00 is 6PM. I don't know anyone who can't auto subtract 12 from a number over 12.
14:00 = 2pm. 23:35 = 11:35pm 🤷.
Then most people in the UK / Europe have probably been doing this since the 1980s (didgital watches became cheap enough for most people to have one).
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@zed@mstdn.party 2026-01-20 09:55
@Soldusty @vonxylofon minus 2 or plus 2 is easy, yes. But it is still an extra step. Also complicated when 100% of things are not discussed with 24h time, and so if you’re recalling an event time or departure time from memory, you not only have to remember if it was 6pm or 16h, but then if it was 16h and you use a wristwatch (I do), then you have to subtract the 2 hours. I’m not saying it’s not doable, but it is needless friction.