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- From: gusty@clark.net (Harlan Messinger)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Leap year
- Date: 17 Mar 1996 19:05:18 GMT
- Organization: Clark Internet Services, Inc., Ellicott City, MD USA
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- frank. (fcusack@tdx.org) wrote:
- : In article <4hhuki$6v@clarknet.clark.net>, gusty@clark.net (Harlan
- : Messinger) wrote:
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- : > James E. Fuller (jef@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
- : > : Harlan Messinger wrote:
- : > : >
- : > : > .... However, since the Gregorian
- : > : > calendar's synchronization was effective 1582, we shouldn't have to worry
- : > : > about it until around 4800 or 5000.
- :
- : and we'll (humans) most likely all be dead by then, due to radiation and
- : reckless depletion of natural resources. If we can take to the stars by
- : then, our present calendar system I think will be grossly inadequate.
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- What a cheerful thought. Thank you for sharing that with us.
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