kottke.org

...is a weblog about the liberal arts 2.0 edited by Jason Kottke since March 1998 (archives). You can read about me and kottke.org here. If you've got questions, concerns, or interesting links, send them along.

Zero time

An interesting thought, courtesy of PeterMe: Why does time start at 12? Shouldn't it start at 0? 0 o'clock, 1 o'clock, etc. instead of 12 o'clock, 1 o'clock, etc.

It's a similar problem to the first year's start date...it started at year 1 instead of year 0. Except that years don't loop back on themselves as hours do, so instead of 1=0 when dealing with years, 12=0 when dealing with time. Weird.

By Jason Kottke    Dec 10, 1998 at 01:51 pm

kottke.org, quickly...

The best way to get a sense of what kottke.org is all about is to head to the front page or check out some random entries from the archives. Follow kottke.org via RSS or Twitter.

Want to share your something special with kottke.org's readers? Sponsor the RSS feed for a week!

Looking for work?

See more on the Job Board.

Recommended sites

David Archer    Matthew Paul Thomas    Rebecky    greg.org    jimr(ay)    evhead    panopticist    strange maps    Nivi    Type for you.    Airbag    Ikeepadiary    The Pop!Tech Blog    Eater    tremble.com    Frumination    Personism    NYT Science    Idle Words    The Laboratorium