Assuming you’re using the standard North American date format, today is 01/11/10. Today’s lucky number is 30 dec, 1E hex, or 36 oct.
Happy 011110 to you too! Call me at 1001 today, k?
Standard US format, that is. Here is Canada we use a hodgepodge of different formats: 2010/01/11 or 11/01/2010 or 11-01-10 or 11 JAN 10 or, indeed, 01/11/10. You have to be really careful when entering or reading data. And if you’re doing your taxes and have a bucketload of receipts to deal with, they’ll all be formatted differently.
And get ready for another Palindrome Day in 11 days.
(And next year we’ll have an 11/11/11.)
Which is why I pick a date and stick with it. I format it like I say it: Month, day, year, which is how it’s formatted most places I’ve gone. Lots of places to DD/MM/YY as well, but I see MM/DD/YY much more often.
True, but it won’t be binary, thus halving the geekiness. Next year’s will be geektastic though. But after that, there won’t be another binary palindrome day for 89 years.
Not quite binary, but…
Another Palin thread? Really?
Chefguy, it’s only a Palin thread if we’re discussing her new airport. You know, the Palin Drome.