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"1 year, 12 months, and 2 days"

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Uncle Traveling Matt
Sapphire Dragon Industries
#1 - 2014-03-09 12:26:53 UTC
I have a couple of characters (not this one) that have this time affixed to their show info.

Okay so maybe I'm being a little OCD but it really bugs me. What's the deal?

UTM
J3ssica Alba
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-03-09 12:30:03 UTC
not all planets have a 365 day year
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Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#3 - 2014-03-09 12:30:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Scipio Artelius
It's there to bug anyone with OCD.
Uncle Traveling Matt
Sapphire Dragon Industries
#4 - 2014-03-09 12:32:11 UTC
True Ms. Snarkypost Alba, some planets have an orbit around their parent star that is only a matter of days.

But in the purposes of showing info about a character, the default time frame is the Earth one.

Please troll someone else. Thank you.

UTM
Reiisha
#5 - 2014-03-09 12:35:07 UTC
For convenience, months are simply counted as 30 days rather than following calendar months. It can go up to 4 or 5 days, then it resets over to a year.

If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all...
Rakshasa Taisab
Sane Industries Inc.
#6 - 2014-03-09 12:44:25 UTC
Oh damn, why did you tell us?... Now I'll be bugged over it every time I see the timer.

Nyan
Dave stark
#7 - 2014-03-09 12:46:44 UTC
Uncle Traveling Matt wrote:
True Ms. Snarkypost Alba, some planets have an orbit around their parent star that is only a matter of days.

But in the purposes of showing info about a character, the default time frame is the Earth one.

Please troll someone else. Thank you.

UTM


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For the small fee of 500m isk, I can provide you with one.
stoicfaux
#8 - 2014-03-09 12:55:08 UTC
EVE uses metric time, which is why you get those "weird" times.

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Rakshasa Taisab
Sane Industries Inc.
#9 - 2014-03-09 15:42:32 UTC
stoicfaux wrote:
EVE uses metric time, which is why you get those "weird" times.

Not really, no.

Nyan
Chiellon
Wolfdale Inc.
#10 - 2014-03-09 15:45:54 UTC
It's all relative.
Mathrin
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#11 - 2014-03-09 15:46:36 UTC
Rakshasa Taisab wrote:
stoicfaux wrote:
EVE uses metric time, which is why you get those "weird" times.

Not really, no.


Idk... Seems legit.
stoicfaux
#12 - 2014-03-09 16:12:43 UTC  |  Edited by: stoicfaux
Reiisha wrote:
For convenience, months are simply counted as 30 days rather than following calendar months. It can go up to 4 or 5 days, then it resets over to a year.

*sigh* Why do people insist on propagating this myth? 52 weeks in a year. 52 weeks-per-year / 4 weeks-per-month = 13 months per year, ergo 28 days a month, which is always 20 week-days and 8 weekend days. (Plus a leap day every 4 years since a solar year is ~365.25 days. Leap day is a "unique" day that's "external" to the 7 day week.)

The advantages are:
* simpler calendar math
* holidays are always on the same day of the week
* paydays are consistent
* landowners can now charge for rent thirteen times a year
* triskaidekaphobia is even more fun
* it increases fertility by making it easier to know when conception is more likely (in the average case)
* it decreases martial stress by making it easier to know when to work late and/or buy chocolate on the way home (in the average case)

Pon Farr Memorial: once every 7 years, all the carebears in high-sec must PvP or they will be temp-banned.
Nerath Naaris
Pink Winged Unicorns for Peace Love and Anarchy
#13 - 2014-03-09 16:18:37 UTC
Calendars can be a fun thing.

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Blake Gates Heleneto
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#14 - 2014-03-09 17:19:56 UTC
Who gives a ****.
Reiisha
#15 - 2014-03-09 18:19:33 UTC
stoicfaux wrote:
Reiisha wrote:
For convenience, months are simply counted as 30 days rather than following calendar months. It can go up to 4 or 5 days, then it resets over to a year.

*sigh* Why do people insist on propagating this myth? 52 weeks in a year. 52 weeks-per-year / 4 weeks-per-month = 13 months per year, ergo 28 days a month, which is always 20 week-days and 8 weekend days. (Plus a leap day every 4 years since a solar year is ~365.25 days. Leap day is a "unique" day that's "external" to the 7 day week.)

The advantages are:
* simpler calendar math
* holidays are always on the same day of the week
* paydays are consistent
* landowners can now charge for rent thirteen times a year
* triskaidekaphobia is even more fun
* it increases fertility by making it easier to know when conception is more likely (in the average case)
* it decreases martial stress by making it easier to know when to work late and/or buy chocolate on the way home (in the average case)


Don't blame me for simply stating how EVE counts months and years and answering the OP's question :)

If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all...
Pew Terror
All of it
#16 - 2014-03-09 19:56:39 UTC
As a programmer this revelation is quite shocking.
Kinda like finding out your mason build your house using playdoo.
Slymah
DorpCorp
#17 - 2014-03-09 23:06:16 UTC
It was a workaround from Y2K bug.
Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#18 - 2014-03-09 23:52:48 UTC
Uncle Traveling Matt wrote:
True Ms. Snarkypost Alba, some planets have an orbit around their parent star that is only a matter of days.

But in the purposes of showing info about a character, the default time frame is the Earth one.

Please troll someone else. Thank you.

UTM



Oh my friend, if you believe that to be trolling...you are not going to have a good time in General Discussion.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#19 - 2014-03-10 05:26:20 UTC
Dave Stark wrote:
Uncle Traveling Matt wrote:
True Ms. Snarkypost Alba, some planets have an orbit around their parent star that is only a matter of days.

But in the purposes of showing info about a character, the default time frame is the Earth one.

Please troll someone else. Thank you.

UTM


I see you lack a sense of humour.
For the small fee of 500m isk, I can provide you with one.

and that's not all, for 500 more I can double it.

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Entilarza
HS Holdings
#20 - 2014-03-10 15:27:16 UTC
stoicfaux wrote:
Reiisha wrote:
For convenience, months are simply counted as 30 days rather than following calendar months. It can go up to 4 or 5 days, then it resets over to a year.

*sigh* Why do people insist on propagating this myth? 52 weeks in a year. 52 weeks-per-year / 4 weeks-per-month = 13 months per year, ergo 28 days a month, which is always 20 week-days and 8 weekend days. (Plus a leap day every 4 years since a solar year is ~365.25 days. Leap day is a "unique" day that's "external" to the 7 day week.)


Since when is 13*28=365? Shouldn't skip math after first grade Roll
This would mean one day every year as undefined plus one leap day every 4 years
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