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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