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Re: A question about time.
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2009, 01:20:31 AM »
It's very nice to be able to give a friend a precise time to meet though. I mean, "meet me at noon," can still cause a pretty massive wait for the first person to get there if you don't have clocks. Of course, if you don't care about most of your day being spent waiting, a less time-centric society is great.

I really would love to do away with the mad regimented time crap we all have to deal with, but it's so darn useful. :)
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Re: A question about time.
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2009, 01:21:34 AM »
I'm not saying it isn't. I'm saying that I think it's a product of our modern culture. :P

...Just something to consider, as most of us are writing in quasi-medieval settings.

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Re: A question about time.
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2009, 04:41:04 AM »
soooooo... hours, minutes and seconds.  Got it.
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Re: A question about time.
« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2009, 06:13:33 PM »
For myself, I use hours, and minutes if I have to. I try to avoid seconds, though. Barring any extraordinary fantasy environments, would the ordinary person in your culture think like that?

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Re: A question about time.
« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2009, 07:49:35 PM »
Minutes and hours is all I needed.  Minutes are the primary element I had a question about.  I think the general consensus is to leave it as is.  Thanks for all the input everybody!
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