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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm
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Location: on the naughty step
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March the 14th 
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| Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:52 pm |
 
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timark_uk
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm
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Location: Belfast
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I don't understand. (8+\ Mark
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm
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Location: on the naughty step
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timark_uk
Moderator
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Gotcha. But it's no surprise I didn't know what you were on about, as that's not the UK way of writing the date. Mark
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EddArmitage
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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<EDDit>Bah! Way too slow, but I've left this here because I haz a cartoon in mine</EDDit> The Americans don't know how to write a date, so one of the ways they write 14/03/2013 is 3.14.2013. Take the first bit and you get 3.14. The rest, I hope, is obvious. ISO 8601 SO 8601 was published on 06/05/88 and most recently amended on 12/01/04.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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ISO 8601 sorts correctly - newer dates are always bigger numbers or alphabetically higher. Practically the only time you actually see it is in file names, largely for that reason. I had to explain this to confused people a few times.
_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm
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As several tweets I've seen point out, the UK actually celebrates Pi day on 22/7.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I much prefer the ISO system - it allows you to rapidly identify dates quickly and I now use it for important files.
ION: I'm at a tyre place and the [LIFTED] ahead of me is taking the piss, asking about ensuring she doesn't get marketing mail or calls, asking about tyre insurance and loads of crap despite not having yet paid.
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
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Location: London
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One more sleep woohoo!
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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am now the proud owner of a very heavy air raid siren, workmate pulled out of an abandoned distillary bin, its extremely loud and fun to use ears are ringing still  _________________
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oceanicitl
Official forum cat lady
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The HBO chime still reminds me of Sex and the City
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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Yeah, you can hear them miles away and they're supposed to only be used outside. Don't deafen yourself! Cool that it's still working. Don't start a mass panic!  _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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well I started using my ear defenders, tested it at a ww2 place and its like a human magnet, some motocross bikers approached me and said they drove towards a weird siren sound they heard from over a mile away  _________________
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Followed by the environmental health inspectors after reports of a siren? _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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Blue_Nowhere
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:57 pm
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Location: Here for now...
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Not sure how much longer I want to keep doing the office job all week then security at the weekend, the extra pocket money is nice, but it does take it out of me.
In brighter news I've volunteered to start coaching kids "soccer" which should be fun, like Football Manager in real life right; and instead of plays being worth 10 million they're just 10? They play games on a Saturday or Sunday morning though, which is just another reason to give up the security work for a while.
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