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Today Is EPOCH Day 15000

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the celebrate-round-numbers dept.

A great number of people wrote in to note that it's EPOCH Day 15000, so don't expect the post office to run, and I'm pretty sure the markets will be closed. And presumably your employer gave you a paid vacation day?

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  1. Of course my employer gave me a paid vacation day by Nursie · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's Australia Day you insensitive clod!

    So EPOCH day 15000 was marked with a trip to the beach, beer and a barbie.

  2. Why celebrate according to the decimal system? by TheEmptySet · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'll be saving my champagne for Epoch day 16,384 (otherwise known as 2^14). A little under 4 years to go...