NSSpain 2023: The Temporal Axis of Space-Time

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Parallel Concepts

• Coordinates and Meridians
• Spatial vs temporal
• Both use raw numbers
• Calendars are maps of time
• Humans are messy...
• Everything is arbitrary!
• Trust the map!
• Things on a map have an "address"
• Specific names may not exist, even though they look right
• Names are well-intentoned and ultimatively meaningless
• Cardinal = Name
• Ordinal = Offset
• Offsetting is generally safe