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> “In five years' time, by December 31, 02026" That leading 0 is odd.
by markx2 10mo ago
> “In five years' time, by December 31, 02026"
That leading 0 is odd.
- floxy 10mo agoOctal 02026 = AD 1046 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1046 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1046
- square_usual 10mo agoThe Long Now foundation (which runs Long Bets) uses them: https://longnow.org/ideas/long-now-years-five-digit-dates-and-10k-compliance-at-home/ https://longnow.org/ideas/long-now-years-five-digit-dates-an...
- AnimalMuppet 10mo agoIt's a "long now" thing (fetish?) that I always mock as the "medium now" because they only add one 0.
- shagie 10mo agohttps://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2550 https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2550 For a fun read taken to April 1 absurdity.