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From: glenn@c3pe.UUCP (D. Glenn Arthur Jr.)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Counting years
Message-ID: <254@c3pe.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Sep-86 18:46:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: c3pe.254
Posted: Fri Sep 12 18:46:37 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 14-Sep-86 05:16:50 EDT
References: <593@pyramid.UUCP> <951@hou2g.UUCP> <2292@peora.UUCP> <451@jc3b21.UUCP>
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Summary: Decimal bias

In article <451@jc3b21.UUCP>, fgd3@jc3b21.UUCP (Fabbian G. Dufoe) writes:
> 
> It's good to see someone finally suggesting solutions to the problem
> instead of just talking about the problem.  While you're at it, why not
> rearrange everything so a year is made up of 100 days, each of which lasts
> for 10 hours which consist of 100 minutes of 100 seconds.
> 

Your decimal bias is showing.  Personally, I favour a binary system.  
Perhaps 256 days of 32 hours of 64 minutes of 64 seconds?  (I could
also use the extra time in a day.)  

					D. Glenn Arthur Jr.
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