Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2000 05:54:37 -0800 From: D M P <dmp@aracnet.com> To: Arcadk Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I will never trust NBC news again! Message-ID: <3870AA1D.E61C070D@aracnet.com> References: <3.0.6.32.20000101111741.0080a680@mail85.pair.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001011849090.9474-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> <20000101215022.A84669@mad> <87vh5czbbn.fsf@tea.thpoon.com> <38700597.C8A91457@aracnet.com> <873dsfzo5q.fsf@tea.thpoon.com>
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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 like everk other self-respecting computer geek out there. -- [dmp@aracnet.com] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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