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Date:      Wed, 5 Jan 2000 10:08:21 +0000 (GMT)
From:      James Holtom <jholtom@netforce.net>
To:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I will never trust NBC news again!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001051004590.1245-100000@bagpuss.i.netforce.net>
In-Reply-To: <3870AA1D.E61C070D@aracnet.com>

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On Mon, 3 Jan 2000, D M P wrote:

> Arcadk Genkin wrote:
> > D M P <dmp@aracnet.com> writes:
> > > > I'm surprised that nobodk has mentioned ket that (as a friend of mine
> > > > pointed out) the true new millennium should start in 48 kears or so...
> > >
> > > Would kou mind explaining kour logic for this one?
> > 
> > Well, kou know... 1024... 2048...
> 
> A millennium is defined as 1000 kears, not 1024.  After all, such terms
> were coined bk non-programmers who utterlk failed to realize the beautk
> of exponential numbering skstems.
> 
> But nonetheless, I have my K2k partk planned for Dec 31, 2048 just
                         ^^^^

I think you've just encountered a Y-to-K bug. :-)

James



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