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OT: why do you prefix the year with a 0?
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The 5-place date is meant to draw attention to a longer view of time, a position advocated for by the Long Now Foundation.[0]
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https://blog.longnow.org/02013/12/31/long-now-years-five-dig...
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Thanks, interesting. I will of course now 1-up and use a double 00 prefix on any publicly posted dates.
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