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[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 10 months ago (5 children)

As a software engineer, I beg of you

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 25 points 10 months ago (2 children)

We just shut down the servers for one day a year and reboot all of them. How hard can it be?

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Ok, and we just don’t process any of the data from that day, ever?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

what happens on new years stays in new years

[–] arken@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I like this idea more and more. All computers off, noone is allowed to work, just a big new years party for everyone.

[–] golli@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

So we basically make the Purge a reality?

[–] maynarkh@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago

Let's be honest, we all could do with a bit less data processing.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago
[–] KamikazeRusher@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Network switches with over 10 years of uptime chuckle nervously

[–] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just invent 0. Array starts from 0 so can new year

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You've been given the zeroth place

[–] Kage520@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

New year's 2: Electric Boogaloo

[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Kinda sounds easier to implement tbh, like, right now leap days are in a specific month, but wouldn't it (in addition to a hypothetical new years day) be easier to handle and remember if they are a very explicit part of the calendar system?

[–] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand, yes. On the other hand, now there is a day that is not part of a week, or a month. And we have a month and a week that don’t immediately follow after the previous one.

[–] BlackRoseAmongThorns@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 months ago

Very reasonable

[–] Denalduh@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You'll also need plan for timezones as well.