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When I first learned about W3W, I immediately wondered if this same process of mapping n-word tuples across a discrete space could be applied to time. Similar t
by cyode 8y ago
When I first learned about W3W, I immediately wondered if this same process of mapping n-word tuples across a discrete space could be applied to time. Similar to GPS coordinates, Unix timestamps like 1293432531 don't communicate much to a human developer about when in history they occur. Just use 2010-12-26 22:48:51 then, right? Sure, but then my brain has to worry about timezones, DST, etc. I feel like a unique English name for each second could be useful in some cases, like 1293432531 but (easier, to, pronounce).
Of course a lot of the shortcomings about W3W would apply to to this system too (offensive phrases, lack of relation between nearby points, etc.) Anyone know of something, open source or otherwise, that exists?