I find it difficult enough to work out what the time is anywhere else in the world as it is, but I get even more confused when I receive invitations to parties etc in SL saying they start at 12am or 12 pm.
So I would like to say sorry in advance to anybody who thinks I have snubbed them because I have been 12 hours late (or early!) because they haven't said midnight or noon.
It wouldn't be too difficult to do it though, would it?
Pep (Of course which day would midnight refer to - the one before or the one after?)
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07-23-2008 05:37
Good point Pep.
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07-23-2008 05:42
I find it difficult enough to work out what the time is anywhere else in the world as it is, but I get even more confused when I receive invitations to parties etc in SL saying they start at 12am or 12 pm. So I would like to say sorry in advance to anybody who thinks I have snubbed them because I have been 12 hours late (or early!) because they haven't said midnight or noon. It wouldn't be too difficult to do it though, would it? Pep (Of course which day would midnight refer to - the one before or the one after?) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock Meet me later, lets shop for some blonde hair for you |
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07-23-2008 05:53
As a side note, the 24-hour notation uses the convention that 24:00 and 0:00 refers to the same point in time, but belonging to two different dates.
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07-23-2008 06:16
12AM = midnight, 12PM = Noon, what's so hard about that?
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07-23-2008 06:21
the real question, is it at 12am/12pm their time, or SL time?
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07-23-2008 06:33
the real question, is it at 12am/12pm their time, or SL time? As long as it's 5 o'clock somewhere - had to look up schnorked.. _____________________
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07-23-2008 06:33
12AM = midnight, 12PM = Noon, what's so hard about that? So immediately after 11.59pm it becomes 12am , not 12 pm? Pep (That's illogical Jim) _____________________
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07-23-2008 06:34
So immediately after 11.59pm it becomes 12am , not 12 pm? Pep (That's illogical Jim) Correct. _____________________
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07-23-2008 06:39
In the United States, noon is often called "12:00 p.m." and midnight "12:00 a.m.". With this convention, thinking of "12" as "0" makes the system completely logical. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fourth Edition, 2000) has a similar usage note on this topic: "Strictly speaking, 12 a.m. denotes midnight, and 12 p.m. denotes noon, but there is sufficient confusion over these uses to make it advisable to use 12 noon and 12 midnight where clarity is required Pep (I actually agree that 12pm should be midnight, but I am never sure that the party givers mean that) _____________________
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07-23-2008 06:43
So immediately after 11.59pm it becomes 12am , not 12 pm? Pep (That's illogical Jim) No, it is quite logical. The morning has to start somewhere. At midnight, we click over into the next day, which begins at 12:00 am. But I think the 24 hour system is more logical still, and you can get rid of that ugly colon between hours and minutes. One of the few really laudable things invented by the military. _____________________
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07-23-2008 06:43
just look at the little clock top right...
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07-23-2008 06:46
Since 12PM means, literally, 12 hours after noon, this also works for midnight. Same for 12AM, 12 hours before noon. It's because of this ambiguity that the recommended references are 12 noon and 12 midnight.
So immediately after 11.59pm it becomes 12am , not 12 pm? Pep (That's illogical Jim) _____________________
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The thing that really bends my mind is when it's already way into the next day on the other side of the world.
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No, it is quite logical. The morning has to start somewhere. At midnight, we click over into the next day, which begins at 12:00 am. I thought the next day began at 00:00:01 Pep (I am merely pointing out that OTHERS aren't consistent in their usage . . . ) _____________________
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07-23-2008 06:58
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I thought the next day began at 00:00:01 Pep (I am merely pointing out that OTHERS aren't consistent in their usage . . . ) You are bored aren't you? _____________________
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The thing that really bends my mind is when it's already way into the next day on the other side of the world. (Ok, that came out a little Edith Bunker-ish) which is why in SL we should note events in SL time. _____________________
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I thought the next day began at 00:00:01 Pep (I am merely pointing out that OTHERS aren't consistent in their usage . . . ) You're still hung up on the old 'when did the new millinium start 2000 or 2001 thing. Aren't you?  _____________________
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You're still hung up on the old 'when did the new millinium start 2000 or 2001 thing. Aren't you? Guilty as charged . . . Pep (Am I *that* transparent?) _____________________
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07-23-2008 07:18
Since 12PM means, literally, 12 hours after noon, this also works for midnight. That is why i said "by convention" stop thinking so hard and accept it |