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They wrote it on the 16th of May, or the 5th of Bdrfln, we will never know.
by BrandoElFollito 2y ago
They wrote it on the 16th of May, or the 5th of Bdrfln, we will never know.
- eru 2y agoPerhaps it's just named for that date, and not written then? In any case, dates only have to make sense in the context they are used. Eg we don't know from just the string of numbers whether it's Gregorian, Julian, or Buddhist or Japanese etc calendar.
- BrandoElFollito 2y agoWho know, it may not even be a date? But seriously, https://xkcd.com/1179/ https://xkcd.com/1179/
- gsich 2y agoAssuming Gregorian is a sane choice.
- eru 2y agoNot any worse than most other commonly used calendars, and it's got the benefit of network effects: many people use it, and virtually everyone will be at least somewhat familiar with it.