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Ask HN: '2 weeks ago' vs 'July 12, 2013 1:46pm'

5 pointsby snowfoxalmost 12 years ago
When you see postings or comments with a timestamp, would you prefer to see xx seconds/minutes/days/weeks/etc ago or the exact time stamp? Why?

4 comments

MattBearmanalmost 12 years ago
I prefer an actual date, simply because when looking at a screenshot 'X days ago' becomes meaningless unless you know when the screenshot was taken.
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keefealmost 12 years ago
I prefer to see absolute time - if I'm commenting somewhere online, I'm probably not in tip-top cognitive shape and I usually check only every so often.
minimaxiralmost 12 years ago
It depends on context of information and amount of design space available. There's no one right answer.
tokenadultalmost 12 years ago
Is it hard to implement showing both? I like seeing both.
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