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02-13-2009, 03:59 PM
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unix time almost = 1234567890 (less than an hour away)
is anyone doing anything fun for the big event ?
friday the 13th (weird)
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02-13-2009, 04:07 PM
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02-13-2009, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by schneidz
is anyone doing anything fun for the big event ?
friday the 13th (weird)
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There is even site devoted to this.
http://www.unixtime.se/ |
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02-13-2009, 04:46 PM
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02-13-2009, 05:11 PM
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Location: Oldham, Lancs, England
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Nobody knows what time it is in Oldham since the hour hand fell off the Town Crier's Mickey Mouse watch.
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02-13-2009, 05:14 PM
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Sweet...
We should also search for meanings in octal, hexadecimal bases of that number. Never know.
Last edited by easuter; 02-13-2009 at 05:15 PM.
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02-13-2009, 05:17 PM
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If somebody wants to know what's this all about,here's the link to learn.BTW,for anyone interested,who is in Croatia,there's a party goin' on in Slatina,at St. Patric's Pub.I think it will be one crazy night out there,ohh man...and the Valentine's day just started in my country....aauuuuhhhh  |
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02-13-2009, 05:31 PM
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happy new year .
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02-13-2009, 05:31 PM
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I wonder how many people will be posting, or trying to post to this thread at precisely the moment? Will it wreak havoc? I hope not. But, in my locale, it is Friday the 13th.
--- rod.
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02-13-2009, 05:40 PM
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What do we call it? Happy Unix number day?!!!
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02-13-2009, 08:31 PM
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Location: London
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damn it. I was on a train at that time. Having a bash cookbook in front of me (however I couldn't read much)  |
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02-15-2009, 08:15 PM
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Couple friends of mine went to a pub to "celebrate"...
couldn't make it myself though
spent 1234567890 with my new pet I received @ 1234559400
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02-16-2009, 07:09 AM
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damn it. I was on a train at that time. Having a bash cookbook in front of me (however I couldn't read much)
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hmmmm a steamed bash potatoe should go well with a warm glass of bash milk  |
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