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NegativeLatency
on Aug 22, 2022
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Falsehoods programmers believe about time
Something very similar already exists (in theory):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Fixed_Calendar
Kodak used to run on this calendar.
account-5
on Aug 22, 2022
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I was going to mention this. 13 months each with 28 days.
hanney
on Aug 22, 2022
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Lousy Smarch weather (doh!)
_carbyau_
on Aug 23, 2022
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bye bye Halloween...
bee_rider
on Aug 23, 2022
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On the other hand we'll have a whole 13'th month, which will afford us many bonus Fridays the thirteenth.
dwaite
on Aug 23, 2022
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Depends, each month has exactly 28 days. So you either never get a Friday the 13th, or you get one every four weeks.
_carbyau_
on Aug 23, 2022
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I thought the implication was every Friday in the 13th Month is a "Friday of the 13th" which is close enough.
bee_rider
on Aug 23, 2022
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That's what I was going for
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Kodak used to run on this calendar.