OK, let me try that second sentence again.
Hi folks.
Actually, I do it all three ways. DD M(alpha) YYYY when writing checks, M(alpha) DD (YYYY) when corresponding, YYYYMMDD when creating data archives.
From a purely functional standpoint, YYYYMMDD makes the most sense but is verbally awkward, probably mostly because of the habit we are entrenched in.
After all, we all naturally accept time format HH:MM:SS, right?
- Mark (AKA Bud)
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This date thing has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. I agree with John, somewhat, but not David in Hawaii. As with addresses, begin with the smallest, and progress to the largest. To avoid confusion, the month should be alphabetic, ie, Jan, Feb, Mar,etc. I get totally confused with numerical dates, unless one of the entries is above 12. To me 8/5/xx could either be 08 May, or Aug 05. How do you know? David Fisher ----- Original Message ----- From: "david" <gnome@hawaii.rr.com> To: "Fractint and General Fractals Discussion" <fractint@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: 02 September, 2006 21:18 Subject: [Fractint] Re: Re: FOTD 02-09-06 (New View of SeahorseValley [6])
Lee H. Skinner wrote:
John W.,
I occasionally forget that America writes the date backwards,
The only rational way to write the date is YYYY.M.D (2006.9.2) or YYYYMMDD (20060902). Either one lets you append the time (HH.MM.SS or HHMMSS), and both produce a very sensible and easily sorted date/time. ;-)
in addition to driving on the wrong side of the road! <<
No, No! We always drive on the right side of the road! :-)
Lee S.
Silly Brits still can't tell their right from their left! Just further proof that the *intelligent* people migrated to the colonies! ;-)
-- David gnome@hawaii.rr.com authenticity, honesty, community
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