[sf-lug] superhappy devhouse 29 on sunday, noon to 9 PM

[Larry Cafiero]

>From a journalistic standpoint, it's "noon" and "midnight" without the 12 to
avoid confusion.
[Finally -- I get to contribute something on a topic on which I have a
significant degree of knowledge.]

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 8:00 AM, Alex Kleider <a_kleider at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> > [1] By the same logic, "12 am" likewise logically
> > cannot refers to
> > anything but midnight.
> >
> I disagree.
> Although contrary to general useage,
> to my mind
> 12am is noon
> and
> 12pm is midnight.
> Taking this a bit further:
> 00:00am is the same instant as 12:00pm
> and
> 00:00pm is the same instant as 12:00am
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