thanks hh for that explanation.....I literally had no idea that people did this ...... fascinating!
Some days ....I feel like a total newb..... ;) On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 2:15 PM hh via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Tom G. wrote: > > Its interesting....What is the problem this invention solves? is there a > > use case for using such a time format? What did you use it for? > > This is a "must-do" for a mathematician. To use such solutions for an > open problem is in general the job of engineers. > > I use as desktop the base 15 clock that shows the number of full quarters > in the first digit and the numbers filling the next quarter in the second > digit. Quarters of an hour are my "fuzzy" measure of time. > > But -- a lot of 'Geeks' use other number base-coded decimals (not only > for dateAndTime display). And the Mayas and Aztecs used number base 20. > > Now try to read, say for simplicity a hex-clock using "A,B,C,D,E,F" > for 10,11,12,13,14,15". For example the MAC address clock here: > http://hyperhh.de/html5/MACaddressTime-8.0.2X.html > (click to start). > > And compare to my format. > Most kids of age 10 and older can read, with a few minutes of exercise, > hex numbers with my format every second. > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
