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Happy March 23, 2023, a delightfully palindromic number in U.S. format, where it
is written 3/23/23. And although this M/D/Y format is uncommon in the rest of
the world, we're in luck. The European Y/M/D notation for today is 23/3/23,
which is also a palindrome. At least if you count the slashes, which we're
allowed to do, since we're making up the rules here. There's a third way to skin
this cat, as the British English way to express today's date is also 23/3/23.
This reads the same as the European style, even though it uses its own D/M/Y
date format. If it's too late to arrange any big parties for the occasion,
there's plenty of advance warning to prepare for next year's April 24th
festivities.
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There's a third way to skin this cat, as the British English way to express today's date is also 23/3/23
There's a third way to skin this HOBBIT, as the Mordor way to express today's date is also 23/3/23...
Kittens!
That TNG AI artwork is fantastic. Wow!
Being European, not British, is have never seen anyone here use anything else then d/m/y.
So not sure where in Europe the y/m/d is used?
So not sure where in Europe the y/m/d is used?
While I am extremely skeptical of any "get thin easy" drug, it's kind of inevitable that we WILL discover one that actually works without horrible side effects. Maybe this one is it! (prolly not). It'll come out, and a year or two later, it'll be discovered that using it causes your brain to literally liquify or some shit.
Xil wrote on Mar 23, 2023, 15:21:
Being European, not British, is have never seen anyone here use anything else then d/m/y.
So not sure where in Europe the y/m/d is used?
Indeed, a year-month-day order is very rare in Europe: only Hungary uses it. Other than for food packaging, that is, since EU-wide rules mandate best before dates to be printed d/m/y everywhere. Japan also follows this eminently logical order, as do people speaking SQL.
The European Y/M/D notation for today is 23/3/23, which is also a palindrome.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it isn't a palindrome. Forwards it's 23/3/23, backwards it's 32/3/32 which are different from each other.
Staunch wrote on Mar 23, 2023, 18:17:"The European Y/M/D notation for today is 23/3/23, which is also a palindrome. At least if you count the slashes, which we're allowed to do, since we're making up the rules here."The European Y/M/D notation for today is 23/3/23, which is also a palindrome.
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it isn't a palindrome. Forwards it's 23/3/23, backwards it's 32/3/32 which are different from each other.
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picard season 3 is excellent, esp. for TNG fans. it has psychological complexity trek's never touched before. riker is so much more than just an alien banging wingman here, finally. turns out frakes is really good at emotional vulnerability.
Picard S3 is just so much better than anything Trek has put out in over 20 years except maybe a few episodes of Strange New Worlds which is also an excellent series.
It makes me sad that it's the final season since S1 and S2 feel wasted in comparison. Though I did enjoy those seasons as well, they weren't even close to this season..
It makes me sad that it's the final season since S1 and S2 feel wasted in comparison. Though I did enjoy those seasons as well, they weren't even close to this season..
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
Hardline Mike wrote on Mar 24, 2023, 07:32:I will allow that since ST DS9 ended in 1999.
Picard S3 is just so much better than anything Trek has put out in over 20 years...
“Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.” -- Carl Sagan
I agree with NKD, season 3 has righted the ship.
“We’ve arranged a society on science and technology in which nobody understands anything about science and technology, and this combustible mixture of ignorance and power sooner or later is going to blow up in our faces." Carl Sagan
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