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The Next Three Days are the x86 Days

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the those-are-the-days dept.

Pinky wrote in to note that "Today, tomorrow and the next day are the only days we'll get dates like this: 2/8/6 3/8/6 4/8/6 like the x86 computers :-)" And yes folks, in the August news cycle vortex, even this strikes my fancy. In recent years we've seen numerical giants like 3/1/4, 6/6/6 and 1/2/3, but now really, what do any of us have to look forward to? Is our future dull and meaningless without cool numbers in dates? Oh the humanity of it all ...

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  1. Holy crap! by Demon-Xanth · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    This is either a very slow news day, or the OP is way too bored.

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  2. Re:It's funny. Laugh. by andrewman327 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you notice there is no "+1 Integrity" or even "+1 True"

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  3. MOD PARENT UP by voxel · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Mod the parent of this parent DOWN... Gosh, what an IIDIIOOT.

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