Everything after midday is PM. 12:00:00.00000001 is after midday. Therefore it can only be PM.
That’s the logic I use :)
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biofaust@lemmy.world 3 days agoWhat is the logic for distinguishing 12AM vs 12PM? Also, you have double of every element and need 2 more sillables each to distinguish.
It’s confusing and inefficient.
Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub 3 days ago
sukhmel@programming.dev 2 days ago
Historically, the style manual of the United States Government Printing Office used 12 a.m. for noon and 12 p.m. for midnight, though this was reversed in its 2008 editions.
I also remember there were some countries that have 12 AM mean noon, but I may be mistaken as I can’t find a source
biofaust@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You could just as well say the opposite.
Tuuktuuk@piefed.europe.pub 2 days ago
Why?
biofaust@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Everything before midday is AM, etc. etc.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 days ago
Get rid of Daylight Savings Time first, then we’ll talk about 24 hour time.
oppy1984@lemdro.id 2 days ago
I use 24 hour time all the time in my job, I also have to use the time zone. I’m good with converting right now.
Daylight savings… yeah burn the and a hex on those who implemented it.
Admetus@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Wartime. Don’t know why the hell they didn’t remove it.
oppy1984@lemdro.id 1 day ago
TIL, I always knew it had something to do with farming but a little digging revealed that it was to allow farmers to extend their work day and to conserve fuel during WW1.
Well it’s been over 100 years since that war ended, I think we can safely remove daylight savings time now. I doubt Franz Ferdinand is going to be on any tours and I think The Kaiser is no longer a threat.
biofaust@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Right, that’s another one.