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August 2

vr.tr.august-2 · thing-q2785

Let an agent handle August 2 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Date Calendar facts.

Weekday

Computation.

Weekday

Weekday.

  1. On which weekday does August 2 fall in this year? measurement
  2. Is it a leap year? boundary

Calendar

Julian or Gregorian.

Calendar

Calendar system.

  1. Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant? boundary
  2. What is the equivalent date in the other calendar? measurement
Observances Holidays.

Holiday

Public holiday.

Holiday

Holiday status.

  1. Is August 2 a public holiday or observance here? provenance
  2. Which tradition or law sets it? provenance

Attribution

Traditions.

Attribution

Attributed observances.

  1. Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them? provenance
  2. Is the observance attributed rather than assumed? boundary
History Past events.

Events

On this day.

Events

Historical events.

  1. Which notable events happened on August 2, according to reliable sources? provenance
  2. Are dates given in the same calendar? boundary

Anniversaries

Recurring.

Anniversaries

Anniversaries.

  1. Which anniversaries fall on this date this year? provenance
  2. Which are round numbers? measurement
Planning Scheduling.

Countdown

Days until.

Countdown

Countdown.

  1. How many days until the next August 2? measurement
  2. From which date? definition

Work

Working day.

Work

Working day.

  1. Is it a working day for this organisation? provenance
  2. Do deadlines move? boundary

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME

What it is Filled

August 2, day 214 (day 215 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 151 days remaining in both common and leap years. August 2 is the day Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, the anniversary of the signing of the US Declaration of Independence by most delegates in 1776, of the death of Alexander Graham Bell in 1922, of the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964, and the Roma Genocide Remembrance Day marking the 1944 killings at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle August 2 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The second day of August
  • Weekday varies by year
  • Observances vary by place
  • Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Treat the Roma genocide commemoration as trivia among other anniversaries.
  • Present contested accounts, such as the Gulf of Tonkin incident, as settled fact.
  • Say the United States Declaration of Independence was signed on this date without noting most delegates signed then.
  • Add on-this-day events without a source.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing commemorative content about the Roma genocide or the invasion of Kuwait.

May

  • Report August 2 as day 214, or 215 in leap years, of the Gregorian calendar.
  • Relay sourced events on this date, including the Roma Genocide Remembrance Day.

Moral aspects Filled

  • The Roma genocide is under-recognized, and careless handling adds to that wrong.
  • Accounts of the Gulf of Tonkin and the invasion of Kuwait are politically contested.

Who is affected

  • Roma communities
  • Kuwaitis and veterans
  • Readers

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a date; the Gregorian calendar is held in common.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11187508 - registry parent class

related

  • August - month
  • August 1 - date
  • calendar date - category
  • ISO 8601 - notation

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.august-2
  • Wikidata: Q2785 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2785)
  • ISO 8601: --08-02 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 214 or 215 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 151 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 2 August or August 2
  • ISO format --08-02
  • Observances vary by country and tradition
  • A date on calendars.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • compute its weekday in a given year
  • check local and international observances
  • find sourced historical events
  • schedule events

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Assuming observances are universal
  • Unsourced on-this-day events
  • Mixing Julian and Gregorian dates

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • ISO 8601
  • National public holiday laws

Context of use required Filled

  • A calendar date for scheduling, holidays and anniversaries.
  • the recurring calendar date
  • specific dated days in given years

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2785: August 2 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: August 2 - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should dated days be separate entries?
  • How should observances be linked?
  • How should events be sourced?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2785/spec.json