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by **Eldre** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

>Joe, it's based on the fact that we (the vast bulk of the so-called
>"western world") use the Gregorian calendar. We count a decade as being
>ten years, the first year is year 1 (not year 0) and the last year in the
>decade is year 10 (not year 0).
>Therefore a century is from Year 1 to Year 100 and a millennium is from
>Year 1 to Year 1000.

>To conclude, the 20th. century ends at midnight Year 2000 and the 21st.
>century starts in 2001.

So the decade of the 90's is from 1991 to 2000? Don't think so.
The whole thing is semantics anyway. If you think about it logically, you can
see the point on BOTH sides...

Eldred
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by **Yujon3** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

> Um, no.
> There was no Year 0 A.D.
> First Millennium: Year 1 to Year 1000 A.D.
> Second Millennium: Year 1001 to Year 2000
> Third Millennium: Year 2001 to Year 3000 (note to IT people: Start
> planning for Y3K).

Actually, the IT people should be prepared for Y-10-K.
They've only added 2 digits to the date counter, which means
that all computers better be up to date by the year 9999 AD.

Ah, well. The fearmongers and their crackpot buddies are
_still_ telling us that Doomsday is Monday, when all the bus-
inesses get started back up again. Tell that to the rest of
us who actually checked ahead of time...

And it's a moot point with me. The Earth is still rotat-
ing on its axis, the sun is still rising and setting on-
schedule, and the tides are still turning. Someone better
go visit the crackpots in their caves and give them their
old Win95 PCs; mine is still working fine nearly 36 hours
after the predicted End Of The World.

Meanwhile, as I'm going to be seeing how my new Compaq
notebook will handle N3 and N1999, perhaps those poor
suckers will be paying the con artists who sold them on
the idea that every computer in the world was going to
blow up a little visit. I may even provide the gasoline
for their torches.

Have a better year this year than you've had last year,
Y'all...

-- Yujon3D.

by **Toni Lassil** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

You're really over-estimating this jerk...

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by **Tom Pendergas** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

> > So the decade of the 90's is from 1991 to 2000? Don't think so.
> > The whole thing is semantics anyway. If you think about it logically, you can
> > see the point on BOTH sides...

Uhhh, no you can't. Sorry, I've been trying to stay out of these
wars, but stubborn idiots have pushed me to my limit. You don't
start counting ANYTHING with "0", you start counting things with
ONE. As in "year ONE", as in "year ONE to 100 was the first
century. Year ONE to 1000, was the first millennium, and year
Two Thousand and ONE will start the NEXT millennium."

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- TP
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by **Han Monsee** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

> > > So the decade of the 90's is from 1991 to 2000? Don't think so.
> > > The whole thing is semantics anyway. If you think about it logically, you can
> > > see the point on BOTH sides...

So, you say that we count as follows:

2 Before Christ
1 Before Christ
1 After Christ
2 After Chrst etc.

Then we forget the year in which christ was born, which must be the year
0!

Han Monsees

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by **Daxe Rexfor** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

Hmmm...and you are using a computer, huh? Where does the binary system your
entire computer is based on start counting?

~daxe

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by **Tom Pendergas** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

> >>You don't
> >> start counting ANYTHING with "0", you start counting things with
> >> ONE.

> Hmmm...and you are using a computer, huh? Where does the binary system your
> entire computer is based on start counting?

That's not "counting", that's the digits available for your use.

Open up a dozen of eggs and count them. The digit "0" is available
for use (you'll use it later, when you get to "ten"), but you don't
call the first egg "zero", you count it as "one", and unless you're
a total dolt, you'll end up at 12.

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by **Graeme Nas** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

Are you always that happy? :-)))

Well, beyond the obvious of the change of year providing a time for
looking ahead and hoping for better things etc, some of us enjoy having
a good time!

--
Cheers!
Graeme Nash

by **Daxe Rexfor** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

>Open up a dozen of eggs and count them. The digit "0" is available
>for use (you'll use it later, when you get to "ten"), but you don't
>call the first egg "zero", you count it as "one", and unless you're
>a total dolt, you'll end up at 12.

I must not be a total dolt because when I buy a DOZEN eggs I already know
there's 12 without having to count them.

:o)

~daxe

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by **Stif** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

Will this work on a dozen ***s too?

> >Open up a dozen of eggs and count them. The digit "0" is available
> >for use (you'll use it later, when you get to "ten"), but you don't
> >call the first egg "zero", you count it as "one", and unless you're
> >a total dolt, you'll end up at 12.

> I must not be a total dolt because when I buy a DOZEN eggs I already know
> there's 12 without having to count them.

> :o)

> ~daxe

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by **Mike Bagley - MRN Rad** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

This year is not complete. Therefore we have not completed 1000 years yet.

bags

by **Eldre** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

writes:

>> > So the decade of the 90's is from 1991 to 2000? Don't think so.
>> > The whole thing is semantics anyway. If you think about it logically,
>you can
>> > see the point on BOTH sides...

>Uhhh, no you can't. Sorry, I've been trying to stay out of these
>wars, but stubborn idiots have pushed me to my limit. You don't
>start counting ANYTHING with "0", you start counting things with
>ONE. As in "year ONE", as in "year ONE to 100 was the first
>century. Year ONE to 1000, was the first millennium, and year
>Two Thousand and ONE will start the NEXT millennium."

Are you calling *me* a stubborn idiot?
So how do YOU count the decade of the 90's? With decades, people count from
"0". I.E. 1990 - 1999. For the millenium, people count from "1", because
there was no year zero. 1901-2000, and the next millenium starts with 2001.
Therefore, there are two different counting methods, which would seem to
conflict with each other. Simple. No need to get hostile.

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Mon, 03 Jan 2000 04:00:00

>So, you say that we count as follows:

>2 Before Christ
>1 Before Christ
>1 After Christ
>2 After Chrst etc.

>Then we forget the year in which christ was born, which must be the year
>0!

>Han Monsees

Techincally, I don't care. I'm an atheist...

Eldred
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by **Leaky_Valv** » Tue, 04 Jan 2000 04:00:00

Okay. Thanks.

> >Joe, it's based on the fact that we (the vast bulk of the so-called
> >"western world") use the Gregorian calendar. We count a decade as being
> >ten years, the first year is year 1 (not year 0) and the last year in the
> >decade is year 10 (not year 0).
> >Therefore a century is from Year 1 to Year 100 and a millennium is from
> >Year 1 to Year 1000.

> >To conclude, the 20th. century ends at midnight Year 2000 and the 21st.
> >century starts in 2001.

> So the decade of the 90's is from 1991 to 2000? Don't think so.
> The whole thing is semantics anyway. If you think about it logically, you can
> see the point on BOTH sides...

> Eldred
> --
> Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999
> Own Grand Prix Legends? Goto http://gpl.gamestats.com/vroc

> Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you
> with experience...
> Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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by **Leaky_Valv** » Tue, 04 Jan 2000 04:00:00

"When reason fails the ignorant, insult is brought to bear".
Chartier - 1778

> > So the decade of the 90's is from 1991 to 2000? Don't think so.
> > The whole thing is semantics anyway. If you think about it logically, you can
> > see the point on BOTH sides...

> You're really over-estimating this jerk...

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