George Toft wrote:
>
> Harald Sundt wrote:
> >
> > How does Y2K affect the Linux Platform or Apps?
> >
> > 1.) Scientifically, the Millennium begins January 01,2001, 00:00:01 AM
>
> I don't understand this one. How is it anyone in computer
> science
> can say it begins with anything other than a zero ==> 2000
> is the
> beginning of the new millenium.
>
Well let me guess. If you start at zero, the first year is over
after 1 year, so Jan,01,0001 marks the end of 1 year. Therefore:
2000 years will have been completed on Jan,01,2001. So the first 2000
year "chunk of time" will be over at the end of 2000.
It's all a jumble of math, mysticism, and paranoia anyhow,
why worry about it, it means nothing.
Our numbering system has nothing inherently "mystical" about
it. The "millennium" is just a bunch of hype, except for those
old databases and semi-obsolete computers.
FWIW, the "true" measure of "millennial time" would be our position
with respect to the center of the Milky Way. We go around once every
10,000 years or so, and there may be significant differences
in living conditions in certain parts of the "Galactic year",
just as our winter and summer variations are due to the orbiting
of the sun.
The Mayan calender talks alot about 10,000 year cycles.
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