On May 6, 3:03=A0pm, Steve Giannoni <casagiann...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> http://www.timeanddate.com/time/internettime.html
>
> See advantages and disadvantages ...
<quote>
Advantages of the Internet Time system
It uses the normal decimal system, instead of the ancient
24 hour, 60 minute, 60 second system which makes time telling more
complicated.
.beat time calculations are easy, @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+ 456 .beats =3D @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
compared to e.g. 3:45:20 + 2 hours, 25 minutes, 45 seconds,
where the seconds, minutes and hours must all be added.
No need for time zone conversions - the Internet Time is
the same everywhere.
Disadvantages of the Internet Time system
The use of the Biel Meridian introduces an unwanted
additional Meridian - the Greenwich Meridian is the
standard Meridian of the world.
Wrong use of mean time - The Biel Meridian is not at
exactly 15 degrees east longitude, which it should have
been if the BMT (Biel Mean Time) should be 1 hour ahead
of UTC / GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
The second, and not the beat is the basic unit of time
in the International System of Units (and using .beats
instead, would complicate the system).
The Internet Time system might seem like more of commercial
marketing attempt, than a real system.
Milliday would be a more accurate name than beat.
</quote>
Summarizing the Advantages: none
Summarizing the Disadvantages: wrong, wrong, marketing gimmick
and deliberately omits the infinite
cost
> ( got careless with other "PS" posting )
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> On Tue, 6 May 2008 10:42:38 -0700 (PDT), Mensanator
>
>
>
> <mensana...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >On May 6, 11:13=A0am, Steve Giannoni <casagiann...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> >> The only reason(s) it might not be accepted is the endless
engineering
> >> and other references keyed to the existing units ( eg - kilowatt
hour,
> >> ampere, watt, etc. ) ....
>
> >Infinite cost for no benefit. Do we need any other reason?
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> >> On Mon, 5 May 2008 21:44:38 -0700 (PDT), Mensanator
>
> >> <mensana...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >On May 5, 6:06?pm, Steve Giannoni <casagiann...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
> >> >> Yes, the Sun sets at a different Internet time in different
places. =
So
> >> >> what ?! ...
>
> >> >So people don't want to live on Internet time, they want
> >> >local time. This idea has less that 0% chance of being accepted.
>
> >> >> You might want the program as a matter of interest.
>
> >> >I'll pass.
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> >> >> On Mon, 5 May 2008 14:44:31 -0700 (PDT), Mensanator
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> >> >> <mensana...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> >> >On May 5, 4:22?pm, Steve Giannoni <casagiann...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrot=
e:
> >> >> >> The Swatch Co.of Biel (Sp?) Switzerland has proposed a new time
s=
ystem
> >> >> >> where the day is divided into a thousand equal periods or
"Beats"=
..
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> >> >> >That'll fly.
>
> >> >> >> The
> >> >> >> Internet time as defined by Swatch is the same everywhere,
which =
in of
> >> >> >> itself is a GREAT leap forward.
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> >> >> >When you can make the sun set at the same time everywhere, then
> >> >> >you'll have something. What's the difference between saying
> >> >> >"there's a six hour local time difference between Chicago &
London"=
> >> >> >and saying "the sun sets at xxxx in London but at yyyy in
Chicago"?=
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> >> >> >> E-mail for a copy of my program for
> >> >> >> computing Internet time from your computer's time.
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> >> >> >Why the **** would I want that?
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> >> >> >> casagiann...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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