That was my point of posting Drudge. 24h is virutally everywhere you look these days, just beneath the surface. An hour earlier I'd checked Philadelphia flight information (www.phl.org) to see when a friend was coming in, and the current time was 24 h. An hour later I stopped at the supermarket, and the cash register clock was 24 h. Same with ATM's, some news websites, Fed-Ex, etc. etc. If just one airline or one airport was to be bold, I think it would all snowball.
Between 17.00 and 18.00 Drudge was publishing exit polls (which they shouldn't, but I was curious), and of course it was 24 h format (excerpt below). Of course the predictions were wrong, but that's another story. <g> Nat >>> The DRUDGE REPORT can reveal exit polling results circulating in top media circles. The polls remain open in all locations: **17:21 ET** Bush down to 51% in Florida... Kennedy Townsend taking lead in Maryland... Sununu up 2 in New Hampshire... >>> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;colostate.edu]On Behalf Of Mike Joy Sent: Wednesday, 2002 November 06 17:55 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:23137] Re: Drudge 24 h format Nat, The 24h format is not so much a problem because of its extensive use in the military in the 20th century. As most youngsters spent some time with the military, they accepted it as a normal measuring system for time. Now the military is using SI units more, so tomorrow's generation will accept it as a normal measuring system for general usage. Mike Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 6:35 AM Subject: [USMA:23129] Drudge 24 h format | BTW, if anyone's interested in early returns they're on Drudge | (www.drudgereport.com) with the timestamp in 24 h format. Interesting how | that doesn't seem to be a problem. | | Nat | | |
