From xod@sixgirls.org Fri Sep 14 17:05:54 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: xod@reva.sixgirls.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 15 Sep 2001 00:05:53 -0000 Received: (qmail 72147 invoked from network); 14 Sep 2001 23:00:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 14 Sep 2001 23:00:37 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO reva.sixgirls.org) (64.152.7.13) by mta1 with SMTP; 14 Sep 2001 23:00:37 -0000 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by reva.sixgirls.org (8.11.6/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f8EN0Xv11600; Fri, 14 Sep 2001 19:00:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 19:00:32 -0400 (EDT) To: "Bob LeChevalier (lojbab)" Cc: Subject: 24hr GMT (was: (from lojban-beginners) pi'e In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010914171357.00bf2600@pop.cais.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII From: Invent Yourself On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Bob LeChevalier (lojbab) wrote: > At 02:15 PM 9/14/01 -0400, pycyn@aol.com wrote: > > >about standards, having been embroiled in the failure of JCB to pick a > >standard for Loglan and get it into use, and Lojban Central's decision to > >impose a procrustean baseline for five years. There were very good reasons > >to do that, of which I'm sure you're well aware, and similar considerations > >apply in a lot of technical areas.> > > BTW. No one has mentioned one bit of the nitty gritty of this particular > world standard, but don't most standards insist on 24 hour clock time? Do > the world standard organizations believe that they will get the world to > use a 24 hour clock in everyday life? (Note that at one point I tried to > get Lojbanists to consider a 24 hour clock as an option, but the community > outvoted me.) Ultimately we must all adopt a 24 hour GMT clock -- a single time zone for the whole globe. Arbitrary geographical time zones are already obsolete for internet servers and the military, both of which cannot be bothered with lists of offsets. As our interactions become more global and less local (parochial), the wisdom and efficiency of such a system will become increasingly clear. As for the 24 hour aspect, there are no sane arguments against it. ----- A Nationalist is a Globalist who's city has been bombed.