• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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      This would outdate centuries of equipment and scientific publications in the metric system.

      A better idea is the International Fixed Calendar:

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        I always get a semi when this calendar is mentioned, I love it so much! Maybe someday, this is what we’ll all be using.

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        I like the spirit, but it needs tweaking. Sept, Oct, Nov, and Dec need to go back to being 7, 8, 9, & 10, respectively. Also, make the leap day at the end of the final month to keep all the weeks starting on the same day of the week.

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          29 June would be another non-weekday, much like Year Day.

          Which months would you (re)move to adjust Sep-Dec to 7-10? Personally, I would just rename all of them but no idea what they should be.

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            29 June would be another non-weekday, much like Year Day.

            That works for me!

            Which months would you (re)move to adjust Sep-Dec to 7-10?

            I would get rid of July and August because I don’t care for the Caesars. I guess we could expand the format and have a Quinquember and Sexamber.

            Personally, I would just rename all of them but no idea what they should be.

            Sounds like a fun idea to do with friends and keep it going as a running joke!

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        It seems the leap day should just be next to the New Year’s Day, not randomly in the middle of the year. Most people then get an extra long weekend (almost) every 4 years.

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        If we’re doing that, we should fix the month names. We start off really strong with January, named after Janus, Roman god of doorways, transitions and new beginnings. Banger name for a month honestly. Things remain pretty solid up until June, then we completely drop the ball in the second half of the year. Honoring two egotistical tyrants, then we just give up and number the rest of the months, and incorrectly at that.