Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?

[carstenboll@mstdn.dk]

@MelissaBearTrix I'm sure that's true, but that doesn't mean there's any deeper reason to use analogue time pieces except as jewelery. I believe it's a lot quicker and more effective to read numbers than to parse a clock with hands.

Doesn't mean I don't appreciate the beauty of a mechanical clock, or that people shouldn't buy them, just... It's not mainly about keeping time, is it? Nothing wrong with that.

[seb321@toot.community]

@MelissaBearTrix @dwillanski mathematical challenge: produce the smallest possible square of letters out of which all times can be produced

[arcadiagt5@mstdn.social]

@MelissaBearTrix Chortle. I bought one because I was a fan of the Spider Robinson Callahan’s stories.

When I first got it I pulled a classic funny-once prank at work by sneaking in early one morning to replace one of the wall clocks there. The expressions on my co-workers faces as they tried to work past the “DOES NOT COMPUTE” messages their brains were giving them were hilarious.

But it’s very much a funny-ONCE joke, I never did that again.

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@arcadiagt5

Barber shops use them ... Not hairdresser strangely

Giggles

Hugz & xXx

[msdropbear42@blahaj.zone]

@empathicqubit@ak.pandastr.eu lovely! all hail our wondrous fedi poet laureate! @MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online

[empathicqubit@ak.pandastr.eu]

@MsDropbear42
I stole it from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared :3
@MelissaBearTrix

[msdropbear42@blahaj.zone]

@empathicqubit@ak.pandastr.eu oh, well, yebbut, you stole it with such deep poetic cred! 🤪

@MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online

[treknor@mastodon.radio]

@MelissaBearTrix why do you want to know ?

[mensrea@freeradical.zone]

@MelissaBearTrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrpnJo2fRt4

[antke@mastodon.social]

@dwillanski @MelissaBearTrix wat about this one https://youtu.be/et2g6TvcI84?feature=shared

[yugthebug@mastodon.social]

@MelissaBearTrix
I mean it takes a lot longer but yeah

[antke@mastodon.social]

@dwillanski @MelissaBearTrix ah, that will be a problem. Didn't think about that, sorry

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@treknor

I will be able to work out your password, date of birth and shoe size ... Giggles

Because I had a customer that said that they can't ... She finds it very difficult

Hugz & xXx

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@Antke @dwillanski

Nice ... Thank you ... Hugz

Hugz & xXx

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@stibbons

Thank you ... Hugz

Hugz & xXx

[jigmedatse@social.openpsychology.net]

@MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online Assuming of course it's properly functioning and set...

[jigmedatse@social.openpsychology.net]

@MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online Speaking of which... Still need to replace that watch battery. Which means getting a battery (probably multiple) for it.

[pikesley@mastodon.me.uk]

@dwillanski @MelissaBearTrix

You can make one of your own...

https://sam.pikesley.org/projects/jlock/

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@JigmeDatse

You should just get one and a good brand, even if it's a bit more expensive... It shouldn't leak, it will run longer and it's best not to have "spare" ones, as they only have a short shelf life ... Hugz

And if you need to ask me, I'll help

Hugz & xXx

[jigmedatse@social.openpsychology.net]

@MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online As I was typing that, I was wondering if there is any reason to get more than you're likely to use in short time. Because I don't know if they really have much more than a 12 month shelf life (at least in terms of being reasonably likely to give expected life, without leaking).