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Accidentally set the TARDIS to en_US and now I can't fit through the door. How do I change back to en_GB without entering? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by zeet to c/doctorwho
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[–] zeet 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

hamburgers? Next you'll be telling me to set the base time references in mm-dd-yyyy, lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

visceral reaction

[–] AnalogyAddict 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm trying to convert Americans to dd-mmm-yyyy one dev team at a time. It's my magnum opus.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

dd-mmm-yyyy

Adding an extra digit to the months in case we have a huge leap year some day 👍🤣 Better safe than sorry!

Edit: spelling

[–] AnalogyAddict 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

It renders as 05-Apr-2024. Rendering the month as an abbreviation gets rid of confusion.

[–] trolololol 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Uuuh doesn't work in some languages. You're trading one bad concept with another.

[–] AnalogyAddict 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yes. That is why localization is a thing. I was talking about in English.