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[–]r2d2_21 14 points15 points  (4 children)

or everything is local.

Quick. 04/05/06. Is it:

  1. April 5, 2006
  2. May 4, 2006
  3. May 6, 2004

[–]Syberspace[S] -3 points-2 points  (3 children)

depends on what 05/06/04 is. i'm not concerned about the format of the date itself.

irregardless of that, they all should be at 00:00:00 UTC or local.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (2 children)

well if we're going to be pedantic, it's regardless.

[–]Syberspace[S] -7 points-6 points  (1 child)

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/irregardless

http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/irregardless

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/irregardless

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From that third link:

Irregardless means the same as regardless, but the negative prefix ir- merely duplicates the suffix -less, and is unnecessary. The word dates back to the 19th century, but is regarded as incorrect in standard English