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sec400
1876 days ago
OT: why do you prefix the year with a 0?
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LiveTheDream
1876 days ago
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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sec400
1869 days ago
Thanks, interesting. I will of course now 1-up and use a double 00 prefix on any publicly posted dates.
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[0] https://blog.longnow.org/02013/12/31/long-now-years-five-dig...