Hextime is a new way to tell the time. It divides the day into 16 hex hours, not 24. There are 256 hex minutes in a hex hour and 16 hex seconds in a hex minute. A hex hour is 1.5 normal hours, so 8 o'hex is midday. For those who are interested, the standard is specified here: http://www.intuitor.com/hex/hexclock.html