I look at the k as a algebric constant, i.e. SI prefix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_prefixes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_pr

I look at the k as a algebric constant, i.e. SI prefix http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_prefixes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_prefixes so 2k8 is 2000 +8, 2k1da3 would be 2013