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Somehow, for the first time ever, I recently heard the idea of the 13 month year and I sort of nodded my head in interest. Then I heard someone breakdown the hi

Somehow, for the first time ever, I recently heard the idea of the 13 month year and I sort of nodded my head in interest. Then I heard someone breakdown the history of calendars and it really blew my mind. Mainly the amount of thought that went into it and the incredible span of time it was revised and discussed!

eternauta3k 3y ago
This is an excellent podcast on the history of timekeeping: https://www.hi101.ca/?p=566 https://www.hi101.ca/?p=566
brandensilva 3y ago
The 13 month per calendar year (Mayan calendar) just makes so much sense as a web developer but somehow as a human it also seems hella mundane to have the same 28 day cycle repeated. Maybe that last day of the year party would make up for it though.
- Ma8ee 3y ago
  The only disadvantage I can see is that you’d have your birthday in the same day of the week every year. If you are born on a Monday, you’ll celebrate on a Monday every year in your life.
  - eesmith 3y ago
    In our current calendar system I don't always celebrate my birthday on my birthday.
    - szundi 3y ago
      This is so true and adds to the prev prev argument
      - eesmith 3y ago
        I'm so familiar with the Gregorian calendar that I would prefer the International Fixed Calendar (13 months of 28 days + Leap Day and Year Day) with its yearly synchronization over the Mayan calendar.
- mnw21cam 3y ago
  I quite like the hobbit calendar. 12 months of 30 days each, plus 5 (or 6) extra days that don't belong to a month and are celebration days. Mid-year day and the leap day don't have a day of the week, so each date always is the same day of the week. https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Shire_Calendar https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Shire_Calendar
  - brandensilva 3y ago
    More celebration days, no complaints here. I wish humanity cared more about such universal celebrations that brought us together. Of course those days would be very hectic travel wise if the entire population of earth were to migrate around on those days.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    Days that aren't part of a month are such a elegant way to solve the problem. Even now 29 Feb shouldn't exist, it should just be "leap day" and have no numerical significance. Screw the computers, they can learn to adapt.
    - andirk 3y ago
      The Y29K Bug. That would fix the current "Don't Get Paid for A Day" trick that Leap Years do to salaried people.

eternauta3k 3y ago

This is an excellent podcast on the history of timekeeping: https://www.hi101.ca/?p=566 https://www.hi101.ca/?p=566

brandensilva 3y ago

The 13 month per calendar year (Mayan calendar) just makes so much sense as a web developer but somehow as a human it also seems hella mundane to have the same 28 day cycle repeated. Maybe that last day of the year party would make up for it though.

Ma8ee 3y ago
The only disadvantage I can see is that you’d have your birthday in the same day of the week every year. If you are born on a Monday, you’ll celebrate on a Monday every year in your life.
- eesmith 3y ago
  In our current calendar system I don't always celebrate my birthday on my birthday.
  - szundi 3y ago
    This is so true and adds to the prev prev argument
    - eesmith 3y ago
      I'm so familiar with the Gregorian calendar that I would prefer the International Fixed Calendar (13 months of 28 days + Leap Day and Year Day) with its yearly synchronization over the Mayan calendar.
mnw21cam 3y ago
I quite like the hobbit calendar. 12 months of 30 days each, plus 5 (or 6) extra days that don't belong to a month and are celebration days. Mid-year day and the leap day don't have a day of the week, so each date always is the same day of the week. https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Shire_Calendar https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Shire_Calendar
- brandensilva 3y ago
  More celebration days, no complaints here. I wish humanity cared more about such universal celebrations that brought us together. Of course those days would be very hectic travel wise if the entire population of earth were to migrate around on those days.
- bombcar 3y ago
  Days that aren't part of a month are such a elegant way to solve the problem. Even now 29 Feb shouldn't exist, it should just be "leap day" and have no numerical significance. Screw the computers, they can learn to adapt.
  - andirk 3y ago
    The Y29K Bug. That would fix the current "Don't Get Paid for A Day" trick that Leap Years do to salaried people.