• ManixT@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    For consistency, Europeans should adopt ss:mm:hh DD-MM-YYYY.

    See how ridiculous that is? ISO8601 or GTFO

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      1 month ago

      At least ss:mm:hh and DD-MM-YYYY are internally consistent, even if they aren’t consistent with each other.

      MM-DD-YYYY isn’t even internally consistent.

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      1 month ago

      The european one is sorted based on importance to see. The day is more important than the month which is more important than the year. The hour is more important than the minute which is more important than the second