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On 13 Aug 1999 09:13:07 -0400, Nieminen Mika wrote:
>Lance Birch <lan### [at] usa net> wrote:
>: 1. There is no year 0, the first year was year 1.
>: 2. The new millennium STARTS IN THE YEAR ***2001***!!! ***NOT 2000***!!!
>
>: Right? That's what you were saying wasn't it Nieminen?
>
> Yes.
> But I have also said that it doesn't matter: All the fun will happen in
>1/1/2000 :)
Somebody kill me now and just get it over with. :)
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On Fri, 13 Aug 1999 22:36:07 +1000, Lance Birch wrote:
>I'll be spending both 2000 and 2001 parties with my friends I think,
>regardless of which one is *seen* as the millennium party.
>
>I just find it disappointing that some people don't get what I mean and
>actually think the new millennium starts at the start of the year 2000, and
>not the real start which is at the start of 2001.
>
>Oh well, I guess the human race will just have to go on being intoxicated by
>the media. The name "Millennium Bug" doesn't help the situation either ;-)
The real Millennium Bug is the one in people's brains that makes them think
a bunch of zeros is the start of a new millennium.
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Ron Parker wrote:
>The real Millennium Bug is the one in people's brains that makes them think
>a bunch of zeros is the start of a new millennium.
Exactly... Oh well...
--
Lance.
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Lance Birch wrote:
>
> I just find it disappointing that some people don't get what I mean and
> actually think the new millennium starts at the start of the year 2000, and
> not the real start which is at the start of 2001.
>
Maybe they're just teasing you? It's so much fun - you take the bait every
single time :)
Margus
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If we were still using Roman numerals, digital watches would have
to be the size of a house.
Ken wrote:
>
> Lance Birch wrote:
> >
> >
> > No, all I was saying is that in our current date system, according to the
> > date it will start on 01/01/2001 not 01/01/2000 (because there was no year
> > 0).
>
> Why would you need a year zero ? Going by the historical accounts the moment
> that Christ was born would have been the first second of the first minute of
> the first hour of the first day of year one. That is the only reference point
> you need to validate the beginning of a period of time.
>
> On a side note: The Romans had no mathmatical concept for the term zero.
>
> --
> Ken Tyler
>
> See my 700+ Povray and 3D Rendering and Raytracing Links at:
> http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
--
Cheers
Steve
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Yeah, a lot of people do that (I'm serious, I'm talking about real life
there).
--
Lance.
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Margus Ramst wrote in message <37B41D72.7678B6BC@peak.edu.ee>...
>Lance Birch wrote:
>>
>> I just find it disappointing that some people don't get what I mean and
>> actually think the new millennium starts at the start of the year 2000,
and
>> not the real start which is at the start of 2001.
>>
>
>Maybe they're just teasing you? It's so much fun - you take the bait every
>single time :)
>
>Margus
>
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Margus Ramst wrote:
>
> Lance Birch wrote:
> >
> > I just find it disappointing that some people don't get what I mean and
> > actually think the new millennium starts at the start of the year 2000, and
> > not the real start which is at the start of 2001.
> >
>
> Maybe they're just teasing you? It's so much fun - you take the bait every
> single time :)
>
> Margus
Bingo !!!!!!
I never said I dissagreed I simply pointed out that there did not need to be
a year zero when counting time as long as you have a zero reference point
to start counting time from. Lance is so easy to bait he jumped in without
even reading my message. I snicker in his general direction !
--
Ken Tyler
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Perhaps then my contributions aren't really necessary here.
> I snicker in his general direction !
I'm used to it.
--
Lance.
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Lance Birch wrote:
>
> Perhaps then my contributions aren't really necessary here.
Don't get you panties in a bunch over it. We like you anyway.
--
Ken Tyler
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There are times at which the efforts involved in things seem to out-weigh
the benefits.
Right now is one of these times. At the moment I'm sick, run-down, haven't
slept in several days and I've still got more work to do (not including
school).
Thus, I retire from these groups until my health returns to normal and I get
more than six hours of continuous sleep.
I'll return in a week when hopefully my life will be in a more stable
condition.
--
Lance.
---
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Ken wrote in message <37B43817.1150BDB2@pacbell.net>...
>
>
>Lance Birch wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps then my contributions aren't really necessary here.
>
>Don't get you panties in a bunch over it. We like you anyway.
>
>--
>Ken Tyler
>
>See my 700+ Povray and 3D Rendering and Raytracing Links at:
>http://home.pacbell.net/tylereng/index.html
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