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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch @Obsolesce
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      @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

      @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

      @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

      Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

      Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

      We should be using something that makes sense... like the solar calendar.

      months should be 28 days because of the lunar cycle.
      in a perfect scenario years are strictly based on orbiting the sun once and should be unrelated to months directly. but that gets confusing so something needs to account for the difference.

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      • NerdyDadN
        NerdyDad @Obsolesce
        last edited by

        @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

        @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

        @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

        Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

        Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

        We should be using something that makes sense... like a solar calendar... based on where the earth is in rotation to the Sun. What else could make more sense?

        Well, since the earth is flat and all (I am being totally sarcastic here. Please don't take me seriously at all) then why don't we just erect some kind of building that would turn the earth into a sundial?

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @NerdyDad
          last edited by

          @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

          @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

          @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

          @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

          Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

          Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

          We should be using something that makes sense... like a solar calendar... based on where the earth is in rotation to the Sun. What else could make more sense?

          Well, since the earth is flat and all (I am being totally sarcastic here. Please don't take me seriously at all) then why don't we just erect some kind of building that would turn the earth into a sundial?

          so much win in this...

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          • KellyK
            Kelly @JaredBusch
            last edited by

            @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

            @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

            Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

            Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

            We should be using something that makes sense... like a solar calendar... based on where the earth is in rotation to the Sun. What else could make more sense?

            Well, since the earth is flat and all (I am being totally sarcastic here. Please don't take me seriously at all) then why don't we just erect some kind of building that would turn the earth into a sundial?

            so much win in this...

            We're already part of the way there with the Washington Monument. Just need to make it taller.

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            • ObsolesceO
              Obsolesce @JaredBusch
              last edited by

              @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

              @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

              Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

              Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

              We should be using something that makes sense... like the solar calendar.

              months should be 28 days because of the lunar cycle.
              in a perfect scenario years are strictly based on orbiting the sun once and should be unrelated to months directly. but that gets confusing so something needs to account for the difference.

              No the Moon rotating around the earth is completely unrelated to the Earth rotating around the Sun.

              A year is one complete rotation around the Sun. Months can be split up according to the effects that has on the Earth, such as seasons. Where the moon is doesn't make sense... it has no real effect on earth, maybe the oceans tides at best.

              Each lunation is approximately ​29 1⁄2 days (29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 3 seconds, or 29.530588 days). Those really don't have anything at all to do with earth rotating around the Sun. So of course it won't go evenly into a "year".

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              • ObsolesceO
                Obsolesce @JaredBusch
                last edited by

                @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

                Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

                We should be using something that makes sense... like a solar calendar... based on where the earth is in rotation to the Sun. What else could make more sense?

                Well, since the earth is flat and all (I am being totally sarcastic here. Please don't take me seriously at all) then why don't we just erect some kind of building that would turn the earth into a sundial?

                so much win in this...

                We could just use the President's ego... that should be big enough.

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @NerdyDad
                  last edited by DustinB3403

                  @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                  Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

                  Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

                  We should be using something that makes sense... like a solar calendar... based on where the earth is in rotation to the Sun. What else could make more sense?

                  Well, since the earth is flat and all (I am being totally sarcastic here. Please don't take me seriously at all) then why don't we just erect some kind of building that would turn the earth into a sundial?

                  That would have to be one really big erection (project).

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                  • dafyreD
                    dafyre @DustinB3403
                    last edited by dafyre

                    @dustinb3403 said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @tim_g said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @jaredbusch said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    @nerdydad said in Non-IT News Thread:

                    Lets go one step farther, get rid of the Gregorian calendar and go by Stardates, like in Star Trek.

                    Gods the Gregorian calendar is stupid as fuck.

                    We should be using something that makes sense... like a solar calendar... based on where the earth is in rotation to the Sun. What else could make more sense?

                    Well, since the earth is flat and all (I am being totally sarcastic here. Please don't take me seriously at all) then why don't we just erect some kind of building that would turn the earth into a sundial?

                    That would have to be one really big erection (project).

                    We'd get a visit from Curtis's aliens... Gods, don't let him program the sundial.

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                    • DanpD
                      Danp
                      last edited by

                      http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/12/news/companies/remington-bankruptcy-plans

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Danp
                        last edited by

                        @danp said in Non-IT News Thread:

                        http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/12/news/companies/remington-bankruptcy-plans

                        Oh no, their factory is in the town next to where my wife grew up... Ilion, NY. I've walked past it from her parents house before. We have friends who have worked there. That could be a huge impact on an impoverished region.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Mexico earthquake: Strong tremor hits Oaxaca state

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                          • JaredBuschJ
                            JaredBusch
                            last edited by

                            Keep an eye on Starman driving the Tesla around the sun.

                            http://www.whereisroadster.com/

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller
                              last edited by

                              My third cousin....

                              http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-missing-driver-20180219-story.html

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                              • dafyreD
                                dafyre @scottalanmiller
                                last edited by

                                @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                My third cousin....

                                http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-missing-driver-20180219-story.html

                                Yikes!

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @dafyre
                                  last edited by

                                  @dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                  My third cousin....

                                  http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-missing-driver-20180219-story.html

                                  Yikes!

                                  Nearly two weeks missing. Was just found at a hospital...

                                  http://abcnews.go.com/US/uber-lyft-driver-missing-week-called-911-family/story?id=53202010

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                                  • dafyreD
                                    dafyre @scottalanmiller
                                    last edited by

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                    My third cousin....

                                    http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-missing-driver-20180219-story.html

                                    Yikes!

                                    Nearly two weeks missing. Was just found at a hospital...

                                    http://abcnews.go.com/US/uber-lyft-driver-missing-week-called-911-family/story?id=53202010

                                    Glad they found him in one piece!

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller @dafyre
                                      last edited by

                                      @dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                      My third cousin....

                                      http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-missing-driver-20180219-story.html

                                      Yikes!

                                      Nearly two weeks missing. Was just found at a hospital...

                                      http://abcnews.go.com/US/uber-lyft-driver-missing-week-called-911-family/story?id=53202010

                                      Glad they found him in one piece!

                                      No news yet on how he is doing.

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
                                        last edited by

                                        https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/17/digital-nomads-are-hiring-and-firing-their-governments/

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                                        • JaredBuschJ
                                          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
                                          last edited by

                                          @scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

                                          https://techcrunch.com/2018/02/17/digital-nomads-are-hiring-and-firing-their-governments/

                                          This dude is on crack.
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                                          How it should be maybe. Will be in 5-10 years. not a chance.

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch
                                            last edited by

                                            Well, that is one way to work on Japan's population issue.....
                                            https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/20/587297870/japanese-baby-factory-man-gains-custody-of-13-surrogate-children

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