> I really don't understand how scheduling fixed-time appointments became the natural order. It depends on the work you do. Most of us on HN are typically doin

> I really don't understand how scheduling fixed-time appointments became the natural order. It depends on the work you do. Most of us on HN are typically doing open-ended work. We do not really know how long it will take. Time-fixed appointments make a lot of sense for someone who is working primarily with lots of people or who always has more requests than time to attend to them.