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[–] [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? 😂