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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 2:52 pm
Post subject: Time formats reduxerated |
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I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time formats,
but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail from the Advanced
Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04 24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
Matti
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don groves
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:31 pm
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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In article <2ri5q3F15ttucU1@uni-berlin.de>, matti-nospam@totally-
official.com wrote...
| Quote: | I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time formats,
but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail from the Advanced
Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04 24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
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I've never seen it with the slashes but 24 Sep 2004 is not
uncommon here. It's standard in our military.
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:48 pm
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
| Quote: | matti-nospam@totally-official.com wrote...
I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time
formats, but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail
from the Advanced Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04
24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
I've never seen it with the slashes but 24 Sep 2004 is not
uncommon here. It's standard in our military.
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It was really that 24-hour time format which jibbed my jobber. The date
format was idiosyncratically transpondial whilst remaining sensible.
Matti
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don groves
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| Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:15 pm
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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In article <2rj1gvF1at68cU2@uni-berlin.de>, matti-nospam@totally-
official.com wrote...
| Quote: | "don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
matti-nospam@totally-official.com wrote...
I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time
formats, but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail
from the Advanced Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04
24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
I've never seen it with the slashes but 24 Sep 2004 is not
uncommon here. It's standard in our military.
It was really that 24-hour time format which jibbed my jobber. The date
format was idiosyncratically transpondial whilst remaining sensible.
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24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and others
set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than am/pm.
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John Dean
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:05 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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don groves wrote:
| Quote: | In article <2rj1gvF1at68cU2@uni-berlin.de>, matti-nospam@totally-
official.com wrote...
"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
matti-nospam@totally-official.com wrote...
I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time
formats, but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail
from the Advanced Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04
24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
I've never seen it with the slashes but 24 Sep 2004 is not
uncommon here. It's standard in our military.
It was really that 24-hour time format which jibbed my jobber. The
date format was idiosyncratically transpondial whilst remaining
sensible.
24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and others
set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than am/pm.
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Yebbut, I think it was the 24:53 as opposed to 0:53. Does your computer
clock ever show 24:53?
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don groves
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 4:40 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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In article <cj1nil$r1e$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk>, john-
dean@frag.lineone.net wrote...
| Quote: | don groves wrote:
In article <2rj1gvF1at68cU2@uni-berlin.de>, matti-nospam@totally-
official.com wrote...
"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
matti-nospam@totally-official.com wrote...
I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time
formats, but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail
from the Advanced Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04
24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
I've never seen it with the slashes but 24 Sep 2004 is not
uncommon here. It's standard in our military.
It was really that 24-hour time format which jibbed my jobber. The
date format was idiosyncratically transpondial whilst remaining
sensible.
24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and others
set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than am/pm.
Yebbut, I think it was the 24:53 as opposed to 0:53. Does your computer
clock ever show 24:53?
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Not yet, but it is part of Windows.
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bill ramsay
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:47 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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On Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:52:30 +0100, "Matti Lamprhey"
<matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote:
| Quote: | I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time formats,
but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail from the Advanced
Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04 24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
Matti
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Never seen this before.
A few years ago I overheard a young guy in the office, when asked what
the time was, reply "35 past 10". Again, unique.
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Alan OBrien
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 1:29 pm
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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"Matti Lamprhey" <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote in message
news:2ri5q3F15ttucU1@uni-berlin.de...
| Quote: | I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time formats,
but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail from the Advanced
Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04 24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
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I think the railways use it in GB. Accounting days start at 4:30am; the
previous day runs up to 28:29Hrs. |
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2004 2:51 pm
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
| Quote: | john-dean@frag.lineone.net wrote...
don groves wrote:
24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and others
set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than am/pm.
Yebbut, I think it was the 24:53 as opposed to 0:53. Does your
computer clock ever show 24:53?
Not yet, but it is part of Windows.
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I can't configure Windows XP to show time that way. Or did you mean
something else?
Matti |
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don groves
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:35 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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In article <2rkq2lF17gea3U1@uni-berlin.de>, matti-nospam@totally-
official.com wrote...
| Quote: | "don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
john-dean@frag.lineone.net wrote...
don groves wrote:
24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and others
set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than am/pm.
Yebbut, I think it was the 24:53 as opposed to 0:53. Does your
computer clock ever show 24:53?
Not yet, but it is part of Windows.
I can't configure Windows XP to show time that way. Or did you mean
something else?
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Control Panel --> Regional and Language Options --> Customize -->
Time. Set Time Format == HH:mm.
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Matti Lamprhey
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:34 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
| Quote: | matti-nospam@totally-official.com wrote...
"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
john-dean@frag.lineone.net wrote...
don groves wrote:
24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and
others set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than
am/pm.
Yebbut, I think it was the 24:53 as opposed to 0:53. Does your
computer clock ever show 24:53?
Not yet, but it is part of Windows.
I can't configure Windows XP to show time that way. Or did you mean
something else?
Control Panel --> Regional and Language Options --> Customize --
Time. Set Time Format == HH:mm.
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Well that's how mine is always set, and I think that produces regular
24-hour times. If I'm still awake in three hours' time I'll check.
Matti |
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don groves
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 3:24 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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In article <2rm32tF1av5gvU1@uni-berlin.de>, matti-nospam@totally-
official.com wrote...
| Quote: | "don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
matti-nospam@totally-official.com wrote...
"don groves" <dgroves@domain.net> wrote...
john-dean@frag.lineone.net wrote...
don groves wrote:
24-hour time is also standard in the military but without the
colons, eg, 0800 for 8am. I've got my computer clock and
others set that 'cause it makes more sense to me than
am/pm.
Yebbut, I think it was the 24:53 as opposed to 0:53. Does your
computer clock ever show 24:53?
Not yet, but it is part of Windows.
I can't configure Windows XP to show time that way. Or did you mean
something else?
Control Panel --> Regional and Language Options --> Customize --
Time. Set Time Format == HH:mm.
Well that's how mine is always set, and I think that produces regular
24-hour times. If I'm still awake in three hours' time I'll check.
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There must've been miscommincation somewhere, "regular" 24-hour
time is all I've talking about. Don't know any other. Others have
commented on the 24:53 in your example, I chose not to, taking it
for a simple typo.
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meirman
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| Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2004 7:50 am
Post subject: Re: Time formats reduxerated |
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In alt.english.usage on Sat, 25 Sep 2004 07:29:10 GMT "Alan OBrien"
<alaneobrienSPAM@blueyonder.co.uk> posted:
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"Matti Lamprhey" <matti-nospam@totally-official.com> wrote in message
news:2ri5q3F15ttucU1@uni-berlin.de...
I thought I'd seen everything when it comes to date and time formats,
but I was surprised to receive this stamp on an e-mail from the Advanced
Book Exchange just now:
This mail was created 24/Sep/04 24:48 and postmarked 24/Sep/04 24:53.
Is this common in Leftpondia?
I think the railways use it in GB. Accounting days start at 4:30am; the
previous day runs up to 28:29Hrs.
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But it just shows there's always one more way to do things.
I'm in Leftpondia and I never saw a time past 2400 before.
But I didn't notice that the first time. I thought you were
commenting on that it gave creation and postmark time stamps.
s/ meirman If you are emailing me please
say if you are posting the same response.
Born west of Pittsburgh Pa. 10 years
Indianapolis, 7 years
Chicago, 6 years
Brooklyn NY 12 years
Baltimore 20 years |
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