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I agree completely with the first half of your post. However "about an hour ago", "last week", "a few years ago", etc. is really annoying in e.g. IM software o
by Y_Y 7y ago
I agree completely with the first half of your post.
However "about an hour ago", "last week", "a few years ago", etc. is really annoying in e.g. IM software or file managers. I always have a clock on my screen, and I much prefer having an exact timestamp from which I can quickly determine as much information as I need.
The notable exception to this preference is using the "halfling" mode of KDE Fuzzy Clock[0] (and clones) where the current time appears as, for example "Second Breakfast".
[0] https://github.com/KDE/kdeplasma-addons/blob/master/applets/fuzzy-clock/package/contents/ui/FuzzyClock.qml https://github.com/KDE/kdeplasma-addons/blob/master/applets/...
- _jal 7y agoYes! I hate reverse-relative time indicators, it is absolutely an anti-pattern. In addition to what you mention, it screws up archival uses if you're not diligent - copy/paste or screenshot something, and if the date is at all contextually relevant... well, it isn't any more.
- reaperducer 7y agoit is absolutely an anti-pattern It depends on your use case. Not everyone needs the kind of granularity that comes with the usual directory listing. For me, the older the file, the less granular I need the date shown. "Christmas Eve 2012" is a more useful date to me than "2012-12-25T01:42:09+00:00."
- jacobush 7y agoI’m okay with that. It’s still an absolute date. It’s the relative dates I abhor.