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