On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Satya wrote:
> On Dec 20, 1999 at 17:29, Pablo Ares Gastesi wrote:
>
> > Here there is an interesting message of Linus in the linux-kernel list.
>
> Linus Torvalds wrote: (it's great to quote Linus! Even second-handedly!)
> > The reference point of our timekeeping is based on an event where the
> > uncertainty about the timing is much more than a year, and was made up
> > several hundred years AFTER the fact. As such, if you want to be a
> > stickler, you might as well say that the next millenium may have started
> > several years ago.
>
> And I totally agree! That's why I don't particularly care, but when one
> has a standard (however bad), one must adhere to it until it is changed.
> Hence (sorry, I just had an exam) I will be one of those "...people with
> no life but the ability to count..."
I agree too, which is why I never bother tovoice my opinion amongst people
who truly believe that this is the end of the M.. Heck, some believe that
it's the end of the world. Like I care. If someone's gonna party, I'm
gonna party too. And then I'll party next year again and everyone will
call me crazy.
The only reason I brought it up here is cause I figured I'd find a couple
of like minded individuals here. And I did didn't I?
Besides, it gave me an opportunity to throw in my bit of zero trivia.
Philip
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