compostgoblinMay 1, 2025

ISO 8601

https://slrpnk.net/post/21567829

ISO 8601 - SLRPNK

https://xkcd.com/1179 [https://xkcd.com/1179]

Show threadrnercle
27.2.2013 is fine for handwriting on paper
May 1, 2025 at 6:26pmWeb
Show threadCid ViciousMay 1, 2025
Which month is 27?
Show threadEpheraMay 1, 2025
The one after the 26th.
Show threadEkkyMay 1, 2025
That’s what we Europeans call a “petty answer to the disgrace that is Amarican military time” (not the be confused with regular Amarican time and dates, which don’t allow overflow, as far as I’m aware). The date described above is clearly “the second of March, 2015” or 2015-03-02.
Show threadedgemaster72May 1, 2025
Smarch2: Electric Boogaloo
Show threadEmpricornMay 1, 2025
For your example, maybe. If someone writes 8/3/2012, you don’t know which is month/day. And if they shorten it to 08/03/12 you literally can’t even conclusively determine the year, much less the month or day…
Show threadrnercleMay 1, 2025

depends very much on where you are

List of date formats by country - sh.itjust.works

> For instance, depending on the order style, the abbreviated date “01/11/06” can be interpreted as “1 November 2006” for DMY, “January 11, 2006” for MDY, and “2001 November 6” for YMD.

Show threadFelixCressMay 1, 2025

8/3/2012

You do. 8th of Feb in the entire civilised world and possibly 3rd of something in Trumpistan.

Show threadrasboraMay 1, 2025

8/3/2012

8th of Feb

Feb

You uh… you sure about that?

Show threadFelixCressMay 2, 2025
March
Show threadrasboraMay 2, 2025
Why should I?