The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 5 months agoIt's time to mentally prepare yourselves for thislemmy.worldimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10
arrow-up112arrow-down1imageIt's time to mentally prepare yourselves for thislemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 5 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareJayjader@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoEspecially the argument for timezones is “I can just Google what time it is in <timezone>”… You can always Google “what time is it at <location>”
minus-squarebob_lemon@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoWhich only works when timezones exist. Without timezones, the question would need to be “what time of day is it in <location>?”, and you’d get “morning” or “afternoon”. Any answer to that question is inherently more fuzzy than 8:25 or 17:16.
Especially the argument for timezones is “I can just Google what time it is in <timezone>”…
You can always Google “what time is it at <location>”
Which only works when timezones exist. Without timezones, the question would need to be “what time of day is it in <location>?”, and you’d get “morning” or “afternoon”. Any answer to that question is inherently more fuzzy than 8:25 or 17:16.