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October 14

vr.tr.october-14 · thing-q2922

Let an agent handle October 14 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 October 14 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 October 14 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 October 14, 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 October 14? 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

October 14, day 287 (day 288 in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 78 days remaining in both common and leap years. October 14 is World Standards Day and the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in 1066, of Chuck Yeager s first supersonic flight in 1947, and of the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to Martin Luther King Jr in 1964.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle October 14 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • The fourteenth day of October
  • 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

  • Present an unsourced on-this-day event as fact.
  • Give the 1066 Battle of Hastings date without noting it is recorded in the Julian calendar.
  • Assume an observance held on October 14 is kept everywhere.

Only with a human decision

  • Scheduling a binding deadline on October 14 where local holidays are not confirmed.

May

  • Compute the weekday and day of year for October 14 in a given Gregorian year.
  • Note World Standards Day and anniversaries such as the Battle of Hastings, citing sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Anniversaries of battles and civil rights milestones carry meaning for different communities.
  • Accurate dating matters to historians and readers.

Who is affected

  • Readers of historical summaries
  • Communities marking anniversaries

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns a calendar date.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q11185332 - registry parent class

related

  • October - month
  • October 13 - 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.october-14
  • Wikidata: Q2922 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2922)
  • ISO 8601: --10-14 recurring date

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

  • day of year: 287 or 288 day - common year, leap year where different
  • days remaining: 78 days

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Written 14 October or October 14
  • ISO format --10-14
  • 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 Q2922: October 14 - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: October 14 - 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-q2922/spec.json