Pro@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agoWhy don't the whole planet just use UTC+00:00 / Universal Time without time zones?message-squaremessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy don't the whole planet just use UTC+00:00 / Universal Time without time zones?Pro@programming.dev to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square146fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agoWe use base 10 because we have 10 unique numerals because we have 10 fingers. That seems a pretty good reason to me
minus-squarethe_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 days agoSeems like a silly reason to me. Base 12 is easier to divide.
We use base 10 because we have 10 unique numerals because we have 10 fingers.
That seems a pretty good reason to me
Seems like a silly reason to me. Base 12 is easier to divide.