On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:

>> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>
>>> Look at this nonsense!
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
>>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>>> preferences.
>>
>> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P
> 
> Japan?
> 
> Not to mention a sane time format.
> 
> 02:03 PM
> 
> WTH time is that?

1403



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On 7/1/2015 8:53 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:
>
>>> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>>>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>
>>>> Look at this nonsense!
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date format,
>>>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>>>> preferences.
>>>
>>> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P
>>
>> Japan?
>>
>> Not to mention a sane time format.
>>
>> 02:03 PM
>>
>> WTH time is that?
>
> 1403
>
>
>
Zulu?

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On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:11:32 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 7/1/2015 8:53 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:
>>
>>>> Am 28.06.2015 um 21:24 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
>>>>> On 06/28/2015 02:03 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>>> On 28/06/2015 18:36, Cousin Ricky wrote:
>>>>>>> On 06/28/2015 06:22 AM, Stephen wrote:
>>>>>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>>>>
>>>>> Look at this nonsense!
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know how to set Thunderbird to use a logical date
>>>>> format,
>>>>> such as 2015-06-28?  I can't seem to find any such setting in the
>>>>> preferences.
>>>>
>>>> Move to a part of the world that uses a sane date format? :P
>>>
>>> Japan?
>>>
>>> Not to mention a sane time format.
>>>
>>> 02:03 PM
>>>
>>> WTH time is that?
>>
>> 1403
>>
>>
>>
> Zulu?

Naturally. :)

Jim



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>> 02:03 PM
>>
>> WTH time is that?
>
> 1403

To me, (maybe it's a British thing?) if you include the leading zero on 
the hour when writing the time it kind of automatically means you're 
using the 24 hour clock, so the 02 screams out to me "this is really 
early and you're gonna be tired". To then see the "pm" after it really 
screws with my head! I would expect 2:03pm or 14:03, but not 02:03pm.

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Le 02/07/2015 09:30, Jim Henderson a écrit :
> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:11:32 +0100, Stephen wrote:
> 
>> On 7/1/2015 8:53 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> On Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:24:14 +0100, scott wrote:
>>>> Not to mention a sane time format.
>>>> 
>>>> 02:03 PM
>>>> 
>>>> WTH time is that?
>>> 
>>> 1403
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> Zulu?
> 
> Naturally. :)
> 
> Jim

The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.

12 before 2, come on...

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On 7/2/2015 8:35 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:

>
> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
>
> 12 before 2, come on...
>


Modular arithmetic is easy enough to learn. Even Children can do it. ;-)

You are really talking about Metric Vs Imperial units and the mind sets 
requited to use them.

An interesting topic.


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On 7/2/2015 8:34 AM, scott wrote:
>>> 02:03 PM
>>>
>>> WTH time is that?
>>
>> 1403
>
> To me, (maybe it's a British thing?) if you include the leading zero on
> the hour when writing the time it kind of automatically means you're
> using the 24 hour clock, so the 02 screams out to me "this is really
> early and you're gonna be tired". To then see the "pm" after it really
> screws with my head! I would expect 2:03pm or 14:03, but not 02:03pm.
>


I agree with you.
Do you remember when the 24 hour clock was called the* Continental clock 
or Continental time?


*Definite article intended.


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On 7/2/2015 8:35 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:


>
> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
>
> 12 before 2, come on...
>


Modular arithmetic is easy enough to learn. Even Children can do it.

You are really talking about Metric Vs Imperial units and the mind sets 
required to use them.

An interesting topic.


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     Stephen

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Le 02/07/2015 10:45, Stephen a écrit :
> On 7/2/2015 8:35 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> The most funny thing is that 12:15 PM is before 02:03 PM.
>> 
>> 12 before 2, come on...
>> 
> 
> 
> Modular arithmetic is easy enough to learn. Even Children can do
> it.
> 
> You are really talking about Metric Vs Imperial units and the mind
> sets required to use them.
> 

No, no. No "imperial vs metric (is better)" here.

Just the strange counting : 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM...
 11 PM, 12 AM, 1 AM, 2 AM ...

India is far far far away land, but the invention of 0 could have
reached every part of Earth by now.

You have 11 golden apples, add one apple, what do you get ? 12
apples... red ?

If at least 11AM was followed by 12AM. At least the military fixed it.
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> Do you remember when the 24 hour clock was called the* Continental clock
> or Continental time?

No, maybe I am too young... I vaguely remember having lessons on the 24 
hour clock at school, must have been about '86.

Thinking about it, every digital clock I use is in 24 hour format, I 
thought it was only my mum who still used the 12 hour clock. She had 
obviously reset her car clock at some point, as it was 12 hours out of 
sync, showing "19:45" on the way to work!

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