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@jackpot@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago

if you standardise one thing, what is it and why

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if you standardise one thing, what is it and why

@jackpot@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years ago
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  • beaubbe
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    53•2 years ago

    Date formats. Can never tell if dd/mm/yyyy, mm/dd/yyyy, yyyy-mm-dd…

    • @TauZero@mander.xyz
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      67•2 years ago

      The yyyy-mm-dd format (ISO 8601) is the only one that is unambiguous, because no one so far in history has ever used the yyyy-dd-mm format (at least until some xkcd-reading jokester probably will start using it just out of spite). I use ISO 8601 everywhere. It has the additional benefit that filenames get sorted correctly in lexographical order.

      • @Waker@lemmy.world
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        23•2 years ago

        As someone that works with huge amounts of data with dates in varied formats… PLEASE let this be standardised. :')

        • @TauZero@mander.xyz
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          14•2 years ago

          I was gonna reply the “S” in “ISO” stands for “standardization” but apparently ISO doesn’t stand for anything.

          • @can@sh.itjust.works
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            12•2 years ago

            I was expecting a KFC situation, but no:

            Because ‘International Organization for Standardization’ would have different acronyms in different languages (IOS in English, OIN in French), our founders decided to give it the short form ISO. ISO is derived from the Greek word isos (ίσος, meaning “equal”). Whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of our name is always ISO.

      • @schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de
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        7•2 years ago

        Many years ago, I came across a forum that formatted dates yyyy-dd-mm. That was such a traumatic memory that I still remember it.

    • @benny@reddthat.com
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      ISO-8601 has the answer for computers, and maybe humans too. It’s the last way you mentioned for everyday use.

    • defunct_punk
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      10•2 years ago

      Only way I’d do it is by pissing everyone off. DD/YYYY/MM

      • @EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world
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        13•2 years ago

        how about YYMDMDYY

        • ShayKStage
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          5•2 years ago

          YMDYYDMY

          • @hstde@feddit.de
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            11•2 years ago

            YMCA

            • NickwithaC
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              1•2 years ago

              IFTSAT

          • @SilentStorms@lemmy.ca
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            5•2 years ago

            YTMND

            • @EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world
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              3•2 years ago

              Yeenage Tutant Minja Nurtles D

      • @FooBarrington@lemmy.world
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        6•2 years ago

        Let there be carnage: DD/YY/MMMM

    • @Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works
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      7•2 years ago

      This is why I always use letters for the month when I can. There’s no confusing 3 Oct 2023.

      • defunct_punk
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        1•2 years ago

        March 8th, 2023?

        • Steal Wool
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          7•2 years ago

          Yes, very good, you used the letters just like they said.

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