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It’s sorta like asking why we don’t fix pi at 3.1, even if the scale may (initially) be smaller. Or get rid of time zones: It’s sacrificing truth for the conven
by IfOnlyYouKnew 5y ago
It’s sorta like asking why we don’t fix pi at 3.1, even if the scale may (initially) be smaller. Or get rid of time zones: It’s sacrificing truth for the convenience of about a dozen people in IT.
- tablespoon 5y ago> It’s sacrificing truth for the convenience of about a dozen people in IT. But those dozen IT people think the trade off is really worth it (for them)!
- Gigachad 5y agoThis is exactly the kind of thing that is often done. Some software will just treat all months as having 30 days because it simplifies logic massively and doesn't cause that much of an issue.
- MiddleEndian 5y ago>It’s sacrificing truth for the convenience of about a dozen people in IT. And this kind of thing can never be undone. See: NTSC "60" Hz actually being 59.94 Hz due to the transition between black and white and color TV. Monitors today still have this lasting effect for consistency's sake.