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   John McCue to yeti   
   Re: Guess What?   
   24 Oct 24 14:53:28   
   
   From: jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com   
      
   yeti  wrote:   
   > It's "Chinese Programmer's Day"!   
   >   
   >    
   > |   
   > | Chinese Programmer's Day   
   > |   
   > | In China, the programmer's day is October 24, which has been   
   > | established for many years. The date was chosen because it can also be   
   > | written as 1024, which is equal to 210 and corresponds to the Ki   
   > | binary prefix. It is also a consistent date regardless of leap years.   
      
   Interesting, I wish all programmers a good day.  Maybe this   
   will become a thing like PI Day.   
      
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