Aotearoa Daily Kōrero 29/2/2024 - eviltoast

Whooo it is a Leap day.

    • eagleeyedtiger@lemmy.nz
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      9 months ago

      About 14 years ago I worked for a company that looked after the POS and pump controllers for a few gas companies. They were outdated even then. Many of them still ran on Win 95 or 98 and used coax cables with old BNC connectors to talk to the pump controller.

      I’d hope they’re a bit more up to date now

      • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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        9 months ago

        Well the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, so maybe these guys are running an even older version of Windows that predates this change.

        Although the Julian calendar had leap days too so 🤷

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      9 months ago

      By using a standard calendar system the same way it handles any dates and times. All the more reason why it’s so confusing how Feb 29 could screw anything up!