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> "02016" Thank you for preparing for the Y10K problem.
by tim_hutton 4y ago
> "02016"
Thank you for preparing for the Y10K problem.
- humanistbot 4y agoIt's a Long Now thing.
- tomrod 4y agoKurzgesagt suggests we soon have a merry 12023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWu29PRCUvQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWu29PRCUvQ
- naniwaduni 4y agoHow does it help to create a Y100k problem by using fixed-width numerals with five digits, instead of using variable-width numerals like we normally do for years?
- texaslonghorn5 4y agoexactly, it seems like a faulty solution to a problem that doesn't exist -- at present, we would say 900 and 1, not 0900 and 0001.
- garbagetime 4y agoI believe the point is to try to get people to engage in long-term thinking.