1. Now is the time, and that time is Stardate 8496.5. It is a real time, and from it I can decipher the exact Gregorian date and also the time in hours. The point is, that I can put all that information in one number. But is this really so great a thing?
2. 20081811730 is also just one number, and so also is 2008062911633. What seems to be important to ask, is to what end do I do this? The end is either to make KNOWN the date and time, or to HIDE the date and time in the numbers. If you know 2008/06/29 at 16:33UTC your mind is programmed to understand those numbers. If I told you how I calculate Stardate, then you would know that also.
3. The same is true for phone numbers, and you would see (200)-806-2911 ext.633 You would say that was a phone number, but why? Look and you will see that it is the same numbers I used for the date. From this, we know that our minds need a frame to fit our numbers into. 200-80-6291 is a US citizens SS number, but the reason is the xxx-xx-xxxx ordering.
4. So, why use a Stardate, or a Standard date? Those two I could prove are very accurate as opposed to the common way of keeping a date. BUT! If a date is to be kept, one must know when and where to be to meet and do things together. It is the knowing when and where that is the means to the end, that end being that you want to meet and have a date.
5. Now.... I want you to think and tell me what you think about this.
Updated: Stardate 8497.4
