It's "Long Now" stuff, which really should be called "Medium Now" because they're only using one leading zero. kragen thinks making most of his readers glitch

It's "Long Now" stuff, which really should be called "Medium Now" because they're only using one leading zero. kragen thinks making most of his readers glitch for a second every time they read one of his dates is worth it on order to advertise for the Long Now. Really unfortunate choice, since he often has decent information to share.