Happy Wifi Day! 8.02.11

[Pheran]

There won't be another for 100 years, so celebrate!

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you might not be geeky enough to be here. 🙂

 

[HAL9000]

In the UK that was 6 months ago.

 

[Blackjack200]

Heh, very clever.

 

[Pheran]

In the UK that was 6 months ago.

Yeah, sadly the US date format is stupid, but it's what we've got.

 

[HAL9000]

Yeah, sadly the US date format is stupid, but it's what we've got.

Don't worry, we've each got our share of stupid things 🙂

 

[basslover1]

In the UK that was 6 months ago.

Yea, but you never get to celebrate Pi day. So there.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Don't worry, we've each got our share of stupid things 🙂

Some of us just have to deal with more of it 🙁

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Why? Fi?

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Yea, but you never get to celebrate Pi day. So there.

We will celebrate Pi day at 3:14 on the 15th of September 2026... as it should be!

(3.1415926)

 

[SunnyD]

Don't worry, we've each got our share of stupid things 🙂

Indeed. We have a proper date format. England has... you.

 

[Numenorean]

Yeah, sadly the US date format is stupid, but it's what we've got.

Uh...no it really isn't.

 

[basslover1]

We will celebrate Pi day at 3:14 on the 15th of September 2026... as it should be!

(3.1415926)

touché

 

[GoodRevrnd]

There won't be another for 100 years, so celebrate!

Nah I'm sure we'll be celebrating again in [urel=http://www.tekgoblin.com/2011/08/01/wifi-802-22-can-cover-12000-square-miles/]11 years[/url].

 

[Pheran]

Yeah, sadly the US date format is stupid, but it's what we've got.

Uh...no it really isn't.

Of course it is. It isn't big-endian or little-endian, it's just a randomly ordered mishmash that won't sort in any reasonable way. Why would anyone not raised with it think it makes any kind of sense?

 

[JulesMaximus]

Is that wee fee or why fi?

 

[Printer Bandit]

Wireless Fidelity

 

[Krazy4Real]

It's a celebration bitches!

 

[Phanuel]

Of course it is. It isn't big-endian or little-endian, it's just a randomly ordered mishmash that won't sort in any reasonable way. Why would anyone not raised with it think it makes any kind of sense?

I certainly don't say "The 2nd of August, 2011" (2/8/2011) I say "August 2nd, 2011" (8/2/2011). European dates are asinine from a spoken perspective.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Of course it is. It isn't big-endian or little-endian, it's just a randomly ordered mishmash that won't sort in any reasonable way. Why would anyone not raised with it think it makes any kind of sense?

its based on common sense and usability.

 

[JTsyo]

How exactly do you celebrate? I would hate to run a LAN party with just WiFi.

 

[JTsyo]

Of course it is. It isn't big-endian or little-endian, it's just a randomly ordered mishmash that won't sort in any reasonable way. Why would anyone not raised with it think it makes any kind of sense?

Of course it is. First you get the number with the least possibilities (1-12), then the one with more (1-31) and finally the largest one (13 billion BC - Heat death/Big crunch/etc).

 

[Broheim]

I certainly don't say "The 2nd of August, 2011" (2/8/2011) I say "August 2nd, 2011" (8/2/2011). European dates are asinine from a spoken perspective.

hey, just because your bastard of a language is broken doesn't mean that's how it is in all other languages...

 

[drebo]

Of course it is. It isn't big-endian or little-endian, it's just a randomly ordered mishmash that won't sort in any reasonable way. Why would anyone not raised with it think it makes any kind of sense?

I prefer my written dates to be like 2011-08-02.

Go from least specific to most specific. Plus, they sort very, very well.

 

[Jeffg010]

I'm celebrating by turning off all my encryption and passwords off my wifi and things are getting out of hand. Damn them party crashers!

 

[HAL9000]

Yea, but you never get to celebrate Pi day. So there.

Sure we did... in '41

Indeed. We have a proper date format. England has... you.

UK: Day < Month < Year.

USA: Month > Day < Year.

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