A Date With Tim Peters...

Ivan Van Laningham ivanlan at callware.com
Thu Dec 2 16:55:41 EST 1999


Hi All--

Patrick Phalen wrote:
> 
> [Martijn Faassen, on Thu, 02 Dec 1999]
> 
> :: I propose to retroactively introduce a year 0 AD. Just use the currently
> :: 1 BC for it and substract 1 from all BC numbers. Besides, we should be
> :: using negatives for BC anyway.
> 
> Great idea. For purposes of announcing this to the news media, I propose
> you call it The Y0K Bug.
> 

<it's-not-a-bug-it's-a-feature!>-ly y'rs,
Ivan
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