directive0@lemmy.world to Star Trek@startrek.websiteEnglish · 20 days agoAugust 30th 2024. America adopts the metric system. Never forget.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square151fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down112
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minus-squareCustoslibera@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-219 days agoHow do you abbreviate a date in YYYY/MM/DD format? In the DD/MM/YYYY format I can tell someone I am available to meet on 26/07; the year is known contextually as it only changes once a year. If I start to tell people I am available 26/07 am I available for all of July in 2026?
minus-squareHandles@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·19 days agoYY/MM/DD or casual short MM/DD (where the year is understood). It’s no different, you just skip the year if it’s a given 😄 But for archival purposes, file naming etc, the YYYY part is mandatory.
minus-squareMichael Gemar@mstdn.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 days ago@Custoslibera @startrek You can still say you’re available July 26.
How do you abbreviate a date in YYYY/MM/DD format?
In the DD/MM/YYYY format I can tell someone I am available to meet on 26/07; the year is known contextually as it only changes once a year.
If I start to tell people I am available 26/07 am I available for all of July in 2026?
YY/MM/DD or casual short MM/DD (where the year is understood). It’s no different, you just skip the year if it’s a given 😄 But for archival purposes, file naming etc, the YYYY part is mandatory.
07-26, surely?
@Custoslibera @startrek You can still say you’re available July 26.