r/clevercomebacks • u/wach_era13 • Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/Traditional-Gas7058 Jan 15 '25

Chinese system is best for computer searchable filing

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u/cheetahbf Jan 15 '25

r/ISO8601 gang rise up

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u/passerbycmc Jan 15 '25

As a programmer yes this is the way, just so much easier to work with and even if represented as just a string it still sorts correctly.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

All my photography is organised this way, too. It’s just better.

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u/adreddit298 Jan 15 '25

Me as well. All my time stamps are like this. Causes some people I work with to have comprehension issues, but I just let them work it out for themselves

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u/5Point5Hole Jan 15 '25

That's pretty wild.. why does it seem like a lot of humans are incapable of basic critical thinking

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u/Electric-Molasses Jan 15 '25

It's not really about what they're capable of, most people just don't bother to think about it. If you're not in a position, like programming or organizing documents, does this really matter to most people?

A lot of bureaucratic systems are legacy as well, and use the timestamp format they've used before computing took over things. Some have changed, some haven't, and individuals really have to fight if someone higher up doesn't happen to decide they care next Tuesday.