cm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoDon't be fooled by Big Math propaganda!!!s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1831arrow-down110
arrow-up1821arrow-down1external-linkDon't be fooled by Big Math propaganda!!!s3.eu-central-2.wasabisys.comcm0002@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squaretrxxruraxvr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up26·1 day agoPi day is a fake holiday created by people who don’t know how to format dates. Also, relevant xkcd.
minus-squareMisterFrog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 hours agoYYYY.MM.DD (or similar) is the best (I just think dots look better and keeps the date together in many word processors, where hyphens do not) DD/MM/YYYY is acceptable. MM/DD/YYYY needs to be put out of its misery.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoISO format is the only correct way to format dates.
minus-squaresome_guy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoIf you want a computer to sort dates in a sane manner, year-month-day is the only option. Anything else is madness.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 day agoBiggest to smallest - makes it easy to sort by date for things like folders of photos. And other things, I’m sure.
minus-squaretetris11@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down8·edit-21 day agoBiggest to smallest fails though for years which are smaller than the months, and for months which are smaller than the days. e.g. Dec 1st 2003, would be written 12/03/01 biggest to smallest I don’t think you’ve thought this through, and frankly I question your mother’s sexual decency.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 day agoFour digit years are required, as are dashes. 2012-03-01 Do you even ISO, bro?
minus-squareCethin@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoBiggest is referring to length of time, not number. Years are bigger than months are bigger than days, temporally.
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-219 hours agoThats because they dont have the same starting spot 5045874580890/165951270140/13829272511 DDDDDDDDDDDDD/MMMMMMMMMMMM/YYYYYYYYYYY is the best date format
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 day agoI mean biggest to smallest in units of time (year/month/day)
minus-squarezitrone 🍋@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 hour agowhy you guys downvoting this? this is so obviously satire
minus-squareadr1an@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 minutes agoIt’s harmless fun, come downvote with us!
Pi day is a fake holiday created by people who don’t know how to format dates. Also, relevant xkcd.
YYYY.MM.DD (or similar) is the best (I just think dots look better and keeps the date together in many word processors, where hyphens do not)
DD/MM/YYYY is acceptable.
MM/DD/YYYY needs to be put out of its misery.
TIL XKCD has a mobile site
ISO format is the only correct way to format dates.
Aw yeah! UTC gang!
If you want a computer to sort dates in a sane manner, year-month-day is the only option. Anything else is madness.
Biggest to smallest - makes it easy to sort by date for things like folders of photos. And other things, I’m sure.
Biggest to smallest fails though for years which are smaller than the months, and for months which are smaller than the days.
e.g. Dec 1st 2003, would be written 12/03/01 biggest to smallest
I don’t think you’ve thought this through, and frankly I question your mother’s sexual decency.
Four digit years are required, as are dashes. 2012-03-01
Do you even ISO, bro?
nah
Biggest is referring to length of time, not number. Years are bigger than months are bigger than days, temporally.
nah
Thats because they dont have the same starting spot
5045874580890/165951270140/13829272511
DDDDDDDDDDDDD/MMMMMMMMMMMM/YYYYYYYYYYY is the best date format
Finally, a fellow scholar!
I mean biggest to smallest in units of time (year/month/day)
nah
why you guys downvoting this?
this is so obviously satire
It’s harmless fun, come downvote with us!
Ok