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Cake day: December 7th, 2024

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  • I like it. Many agree that YYYY-MM-DD is superior. It also reflects informational entropy. Each additional piece of information narrows down the search space most efficiently.

    But in normal conversation, chances are we’re talking about the current year. So it makes sense to skip the year, or save it for last.

    Word by word, if someone says the month first, I’m already able to know roughly when this date is. Then the information is hammered out with the day.

    If someone says the day first, it barely helps — could literally be in any month of the year. It leaves too much unknown until the next piece of information is received.