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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]

[0] https://blog.longnow.org/02013/12/31/long-now-years-five-dig...

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Thanks, interesting. I will of course now 1-up and use a double 00 prefix on any publicly posted dates.