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Happy New Year and keep in mind what happened 2023 years ago.

• cortesoft 4y ago
  What happened 2023 years ago?
  • swader999 4y ago
    Anno Domini
    • cortesoft 4y ago
      We call it that, but Jesus was born somewhere around 5 BC
      • lifeisstillgood 4y ago
        I know this is very HN, but I thought it was about 6AD - there is some evidence of Herod running a census around then IIRR. (And no Joseph and Mary would not have had to travel for the census - that woukd defeat the point of a census ... It seems that is just a way to get Jesus born in Bethlehem as opposed to out of the way nowhere Nazareth).
        • cortesoft 4y ago
          Wikipedia says between 4 and 6 BC, based on a few different reasons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_birth_of_Jesus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_of_birth_of_Jesus
      • jimmygrapes 4y ago
        pics or it didn't happen
• troad 4y ago
  Ah, good old year 4,294,967,295.
• yayr 4y ago
  I would not be surprised if the counting one day will be reset to the invention of the computer. That would make us now 87 AC (anno computeri) assuming we count the invention from 1936.
  • jacquesm 4y ago
    I propose we use 64 bit signed numbers for that purpose just to drive everbody completely crazy. Either that or go back to the big bang and solve all those conversion problems in one go.
    • yayr 4y ago
      well, the binary system is underrated as a general purpose tool. you could start by teaching kids that with five fingers you cannot only count to five but e.g. to 31...