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by markx2 190 days ago
> “In five years' time, by December 31, 02026"

That leading 0 is odd.
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square_usual 190 days ago
The Long Now foundation (which runs Long Bets) uses them: https://longnow.org/ideas/long-now-years-five-digit-dates-an...
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AnimalMuppet 190 days ago
It's a "long now" thing (fetish?) that I always mock as the "medium now" because they only add one 0.
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shagie 189 days ago
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2550 For a fun read taken to April 1 absurdity.
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floxy 190 days ago
Octal 02026 = AD 1046

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1046

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