https://xkcd.com/2867

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It’s not just time zones and leap seconds. SI seconds on Earth are slower because of relativity, so there are time standards for space stuff (TCB, TGC) that use faster SI seconds than UTC/Unix time. T2 - T1 = [God doesn’t know and the Devil isn’t telling.]

  • eestileib
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    1 year ago

    Most people couldn’t use a Thomas guide in the mid 90s either.

    • nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de
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      1 year ago

      I was about when I navigated using an AAA TripTik to get my mom and younger brothers through an 1600 mile road trip. We also had AAA guidebooks for along the path when I had to help pick a motel along the way because a torrential rain slowed us down. It was a fun game of figuring out how far it was, whether it had enough stars (mom said at least 2, but the more the better), and the best price.

      It was the late 80s though, and I didn’t have a game boy, so it was kinda the only form of entertainment.