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[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

When I look at a digital clock I always convert it to analogue in my head. Guess I’m that old.

[–] thesushicat@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's true. I teach college kids, and a couple of years ago my class was taking a midterm. The room didn't have a clock so I put my watch on the document camera display so they'd know how much time was left. A girl in the front row asked me what time it was, because she couldn't tell time. After she turned in her test, thinking she must be kind of embarrassed about this, I told her I'd be happy to teach her how to tell time. She gave me a look like "ok, boomer" and said no thanks.

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[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Analog clocks are like cursive, there isn't any real world benefit so it seems like we should spend that effort on one of the many other things that schools could teach.

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[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Who need analog clocks?? Want the time use digital! Digital is to little use Millitary time? Millitary time is to small? Use UNIX TIME

The only thing i really use thats a dial/analog is calipers and micrometers.

Its like veirneer calipers, there just time consuming and inefficient to modern offerings

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

it's now 18:53, and while I respect that it seems nonsensical when parsed as a number, I find 1853 more convenient to write on mobile (and it does save two keystrokes on keyboard too).

Miss me with that "1-1=12" shit.

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