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Christmas Always On Sunday? Researchers Propose New Calendar
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have discovered a way to make time stand still — at least when it comes to the yearly calendar. Using computer programs and mathematical formulas, an astrophysicist and an economist have created a new calendar in which each new 12-month period is identical to the one which came before, and remains that way from one year to the next in perpetuity."
is not for grinches, you can't have my day off.
My birthday would always be on Monday.
Slow (or speed) the Earth's revolution around the Sun until it takes 360 (or 372) days. Problem solved.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
What about all of the poor schmucks whose birthday always winds up on a Wednesday, every year, for the rest of their lives?
Simply adjust the earth's orbit so we have exactly 360 days on a year!
Wow, you're right. In binary I can count to 1023 on my fingers and 1,048,575 if I use my toes...
Binary is the way to go; it is the only irreducible base system.
Pfffft....maybe if you're an ignorant plebe. You'd be amazed what I can do with my unary counting system. It beats binary hands down.
Look at that, it's one o'clock again. Time for another beer. You know, just one....
Never gonna happen. There are too many politically conservative idiots, like my mom, who believe attempts at converting to metric represent a "socialist" conspiracy, and almost literally scream at any attempt to remove Imperial units in favor of metric. Socialist? The fucking metric system? Seriously?
How about approaching it by telling those same people that using Imperial units is propagating the British rule over America and until it is dropped, the US will never be truely free?
Barbarian.. here in the REAL civilized world, a glass of coke at a restaurant is about 5 Liters. usually coupled with a 3 meat patty burger covered in gobs of crap and fries dipped in salt and sugar.
We are the the most civilized, I would strike you down but I can't reach my sword anymore and get get up from this couch.... I stab at thee with my sausage fingers....
BRING ME MORE SUGAR AND FAT!
Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
Boffoonery - downloadable Comedy Benefit for Bletchley Park
At best men get 2MB. Women can do 4MB if it's cold out.
;-)
Besides it was a man who said "640K ought to be enough for anybody". Compensation anyone?
People in cars cause accidents....accidents in cars cause people
Yeah, but it is prone to misunderstandings. Last time I ordered four beers for me and my buddies, we were thrown out.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.