[Info-vax] Why is starting epoch 17 Nov 1858?

[John Vottero]

On Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 4:00:57 PM UTC-4, osuv... at gmail.com wrote:
> Even the metric system drew the at time, clocks everywhere still have 24 hour days and 60 minute hours... 
> 
> In the digital age, we should change our math system from decimal to hexadecimal,

It's too bad that humans don't have 16 fingers. Having 10 fingers is the only reason that the decimal system seems natural.