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Looking at the repo and the tweet, this should be dated (2018). Which would explain a lot of things.
by Zababa 5y ago
Looking at the repo and the tweet, this should be dated (2018). Which would explain a lot of things.
- dang 5y agoOk, we'll put that up there.
- thatguy0900 5y agoOut of curiosity, how is is that you see these comments?
- Sebb767 5y agoHN has a few non-public mods, so probably one pings him if he doesn't find it himself. But I personally prefer the explanation that dang is omniscient ;)
- brigandish 5y agos/explanation/truth,/ ;)
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]
- dang 5y agoThat time I just saw it while browsing the thread. There's no systematic way. But if you want to be sure we see something, you can always email hn@ycombinator.com.
- Zababa 5y agoThanks!
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoWhich things, specifically?
- notyourwork 5y agoSpecifically that the year is 2021, not 2018.
- chaorace 5y ago[citation needed]
- intricatedetail 5y agoSomething there is almost worldwide consensus, which is remarkable...
- elzbardico 5y agoHow can we be sure dissent is not being censored and suppressed by force?
- sva_ 5y agoNot by a far stretch. I noticed the Thais count from Buddha's birth on. Wondered what other cultures do.
- yesbabyyes 5y agoThe Hebrew¹ and Byzantine calendars count from Anno Mundi, the creation of the world (they don't agree how old the world is). The Juche calendar counts from the birth of Kim Il-sung. Unix counts from the Epoch. The Islamic calendar counts from when the prophet Muhammad moved from Mecca to Medina. The Ab urbe condita counts from the foundation of the City (i.e. Rome). There are many, many more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_era ¹ Since Maimonides, before that it was from the destruction of the temple. (Edit: Formatting).