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TaylorSwift
on July 14, 2019
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anonu
on July 14, 2019
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42 years to the day:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_blackout_of_1977
Good time to check your flashlight batteries and your go-pack.
zaroth
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I’m trying to come up with a plausible bit width and increment rate which would result in a 42-year rollover interval...
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I believe it's one towel unit
nexuist
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I remember reading about this in elementary school (in the 2000s). Glad I got to live to see it again, I guess...?
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Good time to check your flashlight batteries and your go-pack.