@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agoWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.message-square56fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1119arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.@[email protected] to [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square56fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMbourgon everywherelinkfedilink2•1 year agoThere actually have been a couple of times, the most recent one I can think of is the Swatch “Beat” from the late 80s. There are also a couple sci-if books that use it (Stross, I think). The problem is inertia, and what problem does it solve.
There actually have been a couple of times, the most recent one I can think of is the Swatch “Beat” from the late 80s. There are also a couple sci-if books that use it (Stross, I think).
The problem is inertia, and what problem does it solve.