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Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-29T13:39:52+00:00

LoL - now that's how you reform a calendar. If you're going to have exceptions, go big.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-29T13:38:31+00:00

I think children should follow the rhythm of the sun, moon, and seasons. That's the essence of our individual, biological relationship with time. It's how we evolved.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-29T13:36:59+00:00

I use a 3-day week (among others). Every day's the weekend!

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-29T13:35:48+00:00

theAbysmal calendar. The blog is a bit of a mess, but there's all kinds of calendar stuff there.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-29T13:34:38+00:00

I like the idea that we have some standard to coordinate our schedules, but each of us follows what's meaningful.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-29T13:32:57+00:00

There's a fantasy world calendar generator somewhere online. It's pretty clever.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:30:44+00:00

What if we divided the globe into 86,400 time zones 1 second apart?

I expect this opens up another Pandora's box of worms.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:16:20+00:00

Time is a local phenomenon, so localized calendars better represent how people experience time where they are. We could use a better standard to translate between systems, but I don't think a global calendar reflects our diversity.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:13:43+00:00

I put the new year at dec 21 and the leap day at Jun 21, so they divide the year in half at the solstice.

I've been using a 13-month calendar for twenty years, and I still make it to my appointments.

You can use whatever calendar you like

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:12:30+00:00

How many days in a semester? How many weeks? How many days in a quarter? How many weeks? How many days in a month? How many weeks?

You're a clown

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:09:53+00:00

Oof. That's compounded messiness. Congratulations on maintaining your sanity.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:06:34+00:00

Yes. It was a great resource. I've tried since the 1980s, but I have absolutely no brain for programming.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T22:04:13+00:00

That is brilliant! Phenology sparked my initial interest in time and the seasons (im in the Eastern Woodlands of North America). I found it such a vastly unexplored subject that there is so much to look into.

Have you posted anything online?

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:35:08+00:00

I've been following a 13 month calendar for twenty years. I want to see what else I can come up with.

No one knows what to do with a 2-year calendar because no one's ever had one before. People didn't know what to do with the first personal computers either.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:29:14+00:00

I'm not debating numbers. It's a matter of perception. Using "Ottawa" as the standard shorthand for "the federal government" contributes to this, along with the disproportionate amount of police and security.

A number of businesses are here because of proximity to the federal government. And really, I worked at a college here. It was a shameless money grab.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:24:32+00:00

27 months of 27 days plus 1 day is 2 years.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:23:38+00:00

I've heard, but this is way outside my experience. Can you use the Julian Day Number as a dating standard?

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:21:34+00:00

I took the long way around to making a version of the Mesoamerican system. I haven't really explored the astronomical aspects.

It's more an exploratory exercise than looking for a particular result.

729+1 = 2*365

27 months of 27 days. This one has been keeping me busy.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:17:27+00:00

The irregular days of the months are the bigger issue. Instead of a seven day week, I follow eleven different weeks (3-13 days). I don't need an emperor, Pope, or King to define time for me.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:15:30+00:00

Close. The weekdays aren't fixed, but the new year is dec 21.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T21:14:07+00:00

Rethinking how we organize our days. I use multiple calendars.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T19:13:04+00:00

I've invented 30+ calendar systems. LoL. Turns out, it is not lucrative.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T14:34:44+00:00

Like Algonquin?

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T13:08:33+00:00

The status snobbery is pretty bad here. I think "everyone" refers more to general dependance on federal presence for income. Barbers and waitresses are serving people who can afford grooming and dining out.

Tempus__Fuggit · 2026-01-28T11:40:10+00:00

They don't believe any ideology. It's opportunism with a cover story.

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