[time-nuts] Even better than a leap second

Thomas A. Frank ka2cdk at cox.net
Fri Feb 13 14:33:12 UTC 2009


http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/13/this-afternoon-party-like- 
its-1234567890-unix-time/

This afternoon, party like it's 1234567890 Unix time

by Ross Miller, posted Feb 13th 2009 at 5:41AM

Number aficionados, you probably already know what happens today. As  
of 6:31:30PM ET this afternoon it will officially be 1234567890 Unix  
time, which started at zero and has been counting seconds since the  
stroke of midnight on January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds. We  
suggest you put on your best watch or other geek chic and enjoy that  
one fateful second of sequential bliss -- as the story goes,  
1234567891, party over, oops, out of time. In case you've got other  
plans and can't celebrate the milestone, we'll see you December 22,  
2282 at 3:13:30PM ET for the merriment of 9876543210.

and

http://www.1234567890day.com/

1234567890 Day
It's time to party like it's 1234567890 – 'cause it is!


8
Hours
59
Minutes
5
Seconds

What is this all about anyway?

It's time to party like it's 1234567890 – 'cause it is! On this  
Friday, Feb 13 at exactly 3:31:30 PM (PST), Unix time (WTF is Unix  
time?) will equal '1234567890'.



But what can I do?

For those based in San Francisco, you can join us for the countdown  
to 1234567890:
Friday, Feb 13 at exactly 2:31 (1 hr early for some drinks)
The 21st Amendment
563 Second Street
San Francisco
http://www.21st-amendment.com
On Upcoming.org http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1814440



Other 1234567890 parties around the world

Vancouver, BC at the Irish Heather
Eureka, California at the Lost Coast Brewery
Helena, Montana at the Gold Bar
Seattle, Washington at here
Edmonton, Alberta at the Sherlock Holmes Pub, downtown on Rice Howard  
Way
Los Angeles, California at Harry O's
Boston time_t party at the Westin Boston Waterfront lobby bar
Buenos Aires, Argentina at Sugar (4619 Costa Rica in Palermo)
Yerevan, Armenia at Maret's Kitchen Saloon
Slatina, Croatia at St. Patric's Pub
Bujumbura, Burundi at Club du Lac Tanganyika
Nairobi, Kenya at Tamasha in the Hurlingham area
Lappeenranta, Finland at the Old Cock restaurant
Omaha, Nebraska at BrightMix (5018 Leavenworth St)
Indianapolis, Indiana at the Rock Bottom Brewery (downtown)
Minot, North Dakota at Off the Vine (Main Street)
Vienna, Austria at here (Free shot at time_t 1234567890 for everyone  
showing up with a device capable of displaying the current timestamp)!
Sioux Falls, South Dakota at Nasser Law Offices, P.C. 204 South Main  
Avenue (rsvp)
Budapest, Hungary at Szilvuplé
Copenhagen, Denmark Email for details
Denver, Colorado at The Broker (downtown) more
Raleigh, North Carolina at Amedeo's
Bozeman, Montana at Spectators Bar and Grill
Washington, DC at Brickskeller (DC PHP Dev Group)
Vernon, New York the only cafe (state route 5)
NYC, New York at Jelly
Potsdam, New York at The Clarkson Open Source Institute lab, Clarkson  
University
San Diego, California at the Living Room Cafe near SDSU
San Diego, California at Porter's Pub on UCSD
Asunción, Paraguay at Britannia Pub
Melbourne, Australia at the Beefyville
Berkeley, California at Soda Hall
Dubai UAE Irish Pub, Near Tennis Stadium
Pearland, Texas BJ's Pizza
Honolulu, Hawaii Lunch gathering at ITS, Keller Hall, University of  
Hawaii, Manoa
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Abbaye (637 N 3rd St)
San Francisco at Noise Bridge Patna, India at Elevens (Exhibition Road)
##1234567890 on irc.freenode.net
Nimbot 1234567890 Jam

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