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Message no. 1
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Dates and days
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:21:22 +1200
Was the 71 years in the future thing chosen to mean that if 03-24-97 is a
monday, so is 03-24-58? What day is it up in shadowtime? And what about
leap years? They'd be out of sync with the current timing, unless I'm
seriously misinformed.

How about this: can the list server be made to send out a message once a
day, at a couple of seconds after midnight, saying that today is
>>shadowtime day<<, the date is >>shadowtime date<<, and so on? Is
a
function of this sort possible? And does anyone care enough to do it?

PLAYTHING OF A CRUEL GOD
JAIMIE NICHOLSON
Message no. 2
From: "The Illustrious Mr. Frypp" <JAMES-CUENO@*********.EDU>
Subject: Re: Dates and days
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 17:03:37 CST
> Was the 71 years in the future thing chosen to mean that if 03-24-97 is a
> monday, so is 03-24-58?

I'm a firm believer that it isn't. If 3-24-97 is a Monday then
only maybe 3-24-58 is too.

What day is it up in shadowtime? And what about
> leap years? They'd be out of sync with the current timing, unless I'm
> seriously misinformed.

What are you worried about? It's March 1997. There won't be another
leap year problem until February 1999 / February 2060. How many
people will still be around in two years? Five?

Hell, howzabout this problem:
Phase of the Moon.

Lots of magical rituals need to be done under a full moon. Tonight's
a full moon (with an eclipse around here even, for spice), but is 3-
23-58 a full moon. Dunno, hafta check SkyGlobe.

> How about this: can the list server be made to send out a message once a
> day, at a couple of seconds after midnight, saying that today is
> >>shadowtime day<<, the date is >>shadowtime date<<, and so
on? Is a
> function of this sort possible? And does anyone care enough to do it?

Here, you got Windows? Use the Date Book / Calender to jump ahead
sixty-one years. Or figure out what today is in 2058 and just come
up with a conversion factor (if today's sunday in 97 and friday in
58, then 58'll be behind two days until 99 / 60).

jim c

"Wonderful girl, either I'm going to kill her or I'm starting to like
her."
-- Han Solo

"I seen better actin' in a Cambodian whorehouse! I seen better
actin' in tough actin' Tinactin!"
-- Nat X

"Yes, you worshipfulness."
-- Han Solo

"Sit yo rich white ass down!"
-- Nat X

"Yes your highnessness."
-- Han Solo
Message no. 3
From: Justin Fang <justinf@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Dates and days
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 22:27:12 -0800
The Illustrious Mr. Frypp wrote:

>> Was the 71 years in the future thing chosen to mean that if 03-24-97 is a
>> monday, so is 03-24-58?

>Here, you got Windows? Use the Date Book / Calender to jump ahead
>sixty-one years. Or figure out what today is in 2058 and just come
>up with a conversion factor (if today's sunday in 97 and friday in
>58, then 58'll be behind two days until 99 / 60).

On a Unix system, try "cal [month] [year]", i.e. cal 4 2058

2058 is one day "behind" 1997; if the curent day is a Monday than the same
date in 2058 is a Sunday, and so on.

--
Justin Fang (justinf@****.caltech.edu)
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Message no. 4
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Dates and days
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 11:14:05 +0000
|The Illustrious Mr. Frypp wrote:

Errr..... Shouldn't that be the "late, lamented Mr Frypp"????

:)

|On a Unix system, try "cal [month] [year]", i.e. cal 4 2058
|
|2058 is one day "behind" 1997; if the curent day is a Monday than the same
|date in 2058 is a Sunday, and so on.

Alas, some unix systems, like this one, would appear to only go to 2038...
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