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For anyone else confused by this, this is not a new calendar proposal. This is a fix for a bug in the RK808 real time clock (RTC) where November has 31 days.

by Evidlo 5y ago

KineticLensman 5y ago
And this is why, tempting as it is sometimes, you shouldn't use sarcasm in comments, commits, etc, that will be read by people who might not realise that you are joking. Not even subtle, well-crafted sarcasm. [Edit] Not sarcasm, but when I was a young programmer I worked with a colleague on a system that detected short circuits in analogue circuit boards. Many of the variables in our code used the names of short people (Ronnie, Corbett, etc). We thought this hilarious. Our boss didn't, and gave us a stern lecture on the possible maintenance / legal ramifications.
- bellyfullofbac 5y ago
  Wow, I was wondering what the reasoning was that a calendar with 31 days in November would be be better aligned with the motions of the universe, but that patch didn't have it. Only this comment made me realize that they were being sarcastic. Yeah, not funny.
  - st_goliath 5y ago
    > but that patch didn't have it Because the patch itself never made any such claim. It was the out-of-context headline here that implied it.
    - karagenit 5y ago
      > Similarly, in A.D. 2013 Rockchip hardware engineers found that the new Gregorian calendar still contained flaws, and that the month of November should be counted up to 31 days instead. Not sure what you mean, the patch notes definitely make it sound like the Rockchip engineers did it intentionally...
  - OJFord 5y ago
    I disagree, I found it very funny. Unprofessional perhaps, but funny.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
  I don't agree. The one line summary should be enough to contextualize the rest. It isn't necessary to suck the joy out of funny commit messages to help the few people who don't bother to read the summary. Of course, naming variables funny names is probably a less good idea since variables will often have to convey meaning on their own. But that isn't true of the funny paragraph in this commit.
  - nottorp 5y ago
    Well, HN doesn't like humour. It looked very clear to me.
jiofih 5y ago
Why would anyone be confused by this? EDIT: I guess the submission title has been changed.
- KineticLensman 5y ago
  Yes, the original title stated that Rockchip had found flaws in the Gregorian calendar

For anyone else confused by this, this is not a new calendar proposal. This is a fix for a bug in the RK808 real time clock (RTC) where November has 31 days.

by Evidlo 5y ago

For anyone else confused by this, this is not a new calendar proposal. This is a fix for a bug in the RK808 real time clock (RTC) where November has 31 days.

KineticLensman 5y ago

And this is why, tempting as it is sometimes, you shouldn't use sarcasm in comments, commits, etc, that will be read by people who might not realise that you are joking. Not even subtle, well-crafted sarcasm. [Edit] Not sarcasm, but when I was a young programmer I worked with a colleague on a system that detected short circuits in analogue circuit boards. Many of the variables in our code used the names of short people (Ronnie, Corbett, etc). We thought this hilarious. Our boss didn't, and gave us a stern lecture on the possible maintenance / legal ramifications.

bellyfullofbac 5y ago
Wow, I was wondering what the reasoning was that a calendar with 31 days in November would be be better aligned with the motions of the universe, but that patch didn't have it. Only this comment made me realize that they were being sarcastic. Yeah, not funny.
- st_goliath 5y ago
  > but that patch didn't have it Because the patch itself never made any such claim. It was the out-of-context headline here that implied it.
  - karagenit 5y ago
    > Similarly, in A.D. 2013 Rockchip hardware engineers found that the new Gregorian calendar still contained flaws, and that the month of November should be counted up to 31 days instead. Not sure what you mean, the patch notes definitely make it sound like the Rockchip engineers did it intentionally...
- OJFord 5y ago
  I disagree, I found it very funny. Unprofessional perhaps, but funny.
asdfasgasdgasdg 5y ago
I don't agree. The one line summary should be enough to contextualize the rest. It isn't necessary to suck the joy out of funny commit messages to help the few people who don't bother to read the summary. Of course, naming variables funny names is probably a less good idea since variables will often have to convey meaning on their own. But that isn't true of the funny paragraph in this commit.
- nottorp 5y ago
  Well, HN doesn't like humour. It looked very clear to me.

jiofih 5y ago

Why would anyone be confused by this? EDIT: I guess the submission title has been changed.

KineticLensman 5y ago
Yes, the original title stated that Rockchip had found flaws in the Gregorian calendar