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Arcorann··on You advocate a ________ approach to calendar reform (2013)
(2013)

Previous discussion (the only substantial one at any rate): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11193152

The main problem with calendar reform as I see it is that network effects and lock-in mean that unless everyone changes at once it'll never stick. I've long felt that the optimal time for calendar reform was several decades ago -- with increasing computerisation the cost of switching has gone up over time, much faster than any potential benefits.

Arcorann··on You advocate a ________ approach to calendar reform (2013)
Already addressed: https://qntm.org/continuous

Suffice to say, we stopped doing that in the 19th century for very good reasons.

Arcorann··on Oil plunges below zero for first time with May contract ending
As told on the Daily WTF: https://thedailywtf.com/articles/special-delivery
Arcorann··on Our Long Bets and Predictions about 02020
RFC 2550 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2550) remains one of my favourite April Fools' RFCs. It even has support for negative dates.
Arcorann··on Game of Life, Simulated in the Game of Life (2012) [video]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15246348

First hit when searching for Tetris.

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