http://www.2012.com.au/mayan.html "The end of artificial 12:60 time signals the beginning of the return to natural time,...."
also see: http://zapatopi.net/metrictime/ I've done a lot of my own research on the topic, and I think there was never anything "natural" about 12:60 systems other than being convenient for fractional math. I agree that it has only perpetuated the time=money myth that is destroying our culture. Time has value, yes, and money certainly is a symbol of value... but think about it, how are we taught to live? As for UO, RIAA, and slashdot: yay, nay, and yay! (in that order) ben On 11/2/07, Fred James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Garl Grigsby wrote: > > > Mike Cherba wrote: > > > >> "Counting in octal is just like counting in decimal, if you don't use > >> your thumbs." --— Tom Lehrer. > >> > > > > So that would make counting in binary just like counting in decimal, > > but you ONLY use your thumbs. > > > > --Garl > > Silly thought perhaps, but - a foot has 12 inches and common clock face > has 12 hours - could it be that having 6 digits one each hand was at one > time fairly common? > Regards > Fred James > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
