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[–] [email protected] 149 points 8 months ago (3 children)

No different than any other project the PM/PO team cooks up. Tons of work for no user base.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Why... why is the world like this?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Because the world is seen and directed by layers upon layers of abstractions that get divorced from reality but do give monetary benefits when manipulated in some way.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 8 months ago

Sigh... too true.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

Our sorrow, despondency, and terror are their sustenance.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not true, space agencies will use it... once.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

until they lose a multi billion dollar mission because of conversion errors

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It's pretty much a requirement now to use the metric system for everything.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Imagine if Americans use a different unit system for time 😱

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Unix is for commies. We'll run our clocks the way Britain ran its coinage! 32 shillings to the third hour, four hours in a pound, 4.3 in a guinea. And of course 10 shekels in a pound, 7 to the guinea. To account for relativity of course.

Show me one flaw. Freedom time bitches!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Ok so now they must split it all into 10 timezones? 😂

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

I will use moontime. Anybody wants to schedule bullshit meetings will have to commit to figuring out when actually works for them.