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submitted 1 year ago by randomaccount43543@lemmy.world to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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I average out the spring and fall changes and just set my clocks 39 minutes ahead year-round.

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[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or just switch to using base 12

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why not a base 16 then ?

[–] Robert7301201@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

12 is a superior highly composite number, which means it's easier to divide without running into fractions or decimals.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting, I did not knew the concept