Am 17.11.2010 14:02, schrieb Oha:
On 11/17/2010 01:46 PM, Moritz Lenz wrote:
Just as a data point, in physics duration squared does exist.
On the other hand, i can see why an Instant can't be used as a linear
value: it does not have a clear origin (or zero value).
That's correct, and the reason that nobody argued for changing Instant
so far.
Therefore the multiplication of two Instant may results in different
results based on where you place the zero, unless you first convert
the Instant in a Duration (e.g. seconds since 1 jan 1970)
Right. And therefore having to do the conversion explicitly is a good
thing -- you immediately see which epoch was used.
Cheers,
Moritz
