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Time is math I think (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Gilgamesh joins the chat. The Sumerians and the duodecimal system for time keeping.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Base 60 is actually a lot more practical than base 10.

[–] alsimoneau 4 points 1 week ago

How do you count on your hands in base 60?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

It sucks, it requires way too many digits.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Then why computers use the binary system and not base 60?