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  OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-14 17:19 +0100
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2017-03-14 12:22 -0400
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-03-14 16:29 +0000
      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Neil <neil@myplaceofwork.com> - 2017-03-14 13:27 -0400
        Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-14 19:00 +0100
        Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! "David B." <DavidB@nomail.afraid.invalid> - 2017-03-15 11:31 +0000
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2017-03-14 14:21 -0400
      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-14 14:24 -0400
        Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-14 21:00 +0000
          Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-14 22:04 +0000
            Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 06:46 +0100
              Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 09:00 +0000
                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 10:22 +0100
                  Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-15 14:03 +0000
                    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 15:19 +0100
                      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-17 03:53 +0000
                        Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-17 05:07 +0100
                    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2017-03-15 16:03 +0000
                      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 16:18 +0000
                        Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 17:31 +0100
                          Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-15 12:38 -0400
                            Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 17:59 +0100
                          Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 17:19 +0000
                            Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-15 18:57 +0100
                              Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2017-03-15 19:38 +0000
                                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-16 05:13 +0100
                          Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-17 03:56 +0000
                            Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-17 05:05 +0100
                              Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-18 13:58 +0000
                                Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-18 19:38 +0100
                                  Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2017-03-19 16:51 +0000
                                    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-19 18:32 +0100
                    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2017-03-15 14:29 -0500
      Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! android <here@there.was> - 2017-03-14 20:06 +0100
    Re: OT: Happy Pi Day! Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2017-03-15 14:29 -0500

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#102373

In article <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net>, android
<here@there.was> wrote:

> > >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
> > >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
> > >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
> > >
> > >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
> > >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
> > >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
> > 
> > I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
> > *International* pi day.
> 
> International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
> the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
> Britain...

does it include the united federation of planets?

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#102377

In article <150320171238208137%nospam@nospam.invalid>,
 nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net>, android
> <here@there.was> wrote:
> 
> > > >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
> > > >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
> > > >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
> > > >
> > > >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
> > > >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
> > > >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
> > > 
> > > I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
> > > *International* pi day.
> > 
> > International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
> > the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
> > Britain...
> 
> does it include the united federation of planets?

If you think that I referred to the moon of Jupiter Europe then you're 
mistaken but it would be unlikely even so... 

You should read up on them Venn diagrams:

<https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Venn_A_union_B.png>
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#102382

In article <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net>, android
<here@there.was> wrote:

>In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
> Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>
>> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
>> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
>> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
>> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
>> >
>> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
>> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
>> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
>> 
>> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
>> *International* pi day.
>
>International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
>the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
>Britain...

Would be nice if it included more than one, eh? See here:

   <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country>

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 lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores 
 the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them
 into it in the first place."                             - Douglas Adams

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#102389

In article <150320171719279951%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
 Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:

> In article <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net>, android
> <here@there.was> wrote:
> 
> >In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
> > Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
> >
> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
> >> >
> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
> >> 
> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
> >> *International* pi day.
> >
> >International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
> >the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
> >Britain...
> 
> Would be nice if it included more than one, eh? See here:
> 
>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country>

Que? Click the table and you see that 10 counties support YMD, DMY and 
MDY. And that includes Great Britain!

Moving on...
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#102394

In article <here-5A427F.18570915032017@news.individual.net>, android
<here@there.was> wrote:

>In article <150320171719279951%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
> Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>
>> In article <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net>, android
>> <here@there.was> wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
>> > Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>> >
>> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
>> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
>> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
>> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
>> >> >
>> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
>> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
>> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
>> >> 
>> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
>> >> *International* pi day.
>> >
>> >International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
>> >the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
>> >Britain...
>> 
>> Would be nice if it included more than one, eh? See here:
>> 
>>    <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_format_by_country>
>
>Que? Click the table and you see that 10 countries support YMD, DMY and 
>MDY. And that includes Great Britain!

For some value of "support". The only MDY format supported here is as
in Jan 10, 2017 (which is unambiguous). No one uses the numerical
equivalent, which is what we are talking about.

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 poverty, gentleness and tolerance,  you need a very rich, powerful,
 authoritarian organisation to do it."             - Vice-Pope Eric

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#102400

In article <150320171938360941%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
 Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:

> "... you must remember that if you're trying to propagate a creed of 
>  poverty, gentleness and tolerance,  you need a very rich, powerful,
>  authoritarian organisation to do it."             - Vice-Pope Eric

Whatever! Where is Benedictus and what happened to him?
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#102462

In message <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> android <here@there.was> wrote:
> In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
>  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:

>> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
>> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
>> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
>> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
>> >
>> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
>> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
>> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
>> 
>> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
>> *International* pi day.

> International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
> the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
> Britain...

International does require more than one, however.


-- 
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worrying shapes on the far wall - strange biped animals, eldritch
underground things... Carrot sighed. 'Stop making shadow pictures,
Detritus.'

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#102465

In article <slrnocmnpj.1ogp.g.kreme@snow.local>,
 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> In message <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> android 
> <here@there.was> wrote:
> > In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
> >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
> 
> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
> >> >
> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
> >> 
> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
> >> *International* pi day.
> 
> > International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
> > the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
> > Britain...
> 
> International does require more than one, however.

In this case you do have an international convention in use so it is as 
international that it can be.
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#102539

In message <here-C07724.05050217032017@news.individual.net> android <here@there.was> wrote:
> In article <slrnocmnpj.1ogp.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

>> In message <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> android 
>> <here@there.was> wrote:
>> > In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
>> >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>> 
>> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
>> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
>> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
>> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
>> >> >
>> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
>> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
>> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
>> >> 
>> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
>> >> *International* pi day.
>> 
>> > International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
>> > the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
>> > Britain...
>> 
>> International does require more than one, however.

> In this case you do have an international convention in use so it is as 
> international that it can be.

The international conventions are yyyy-mm-dd and dd-mm, dd-mm-yy, and
dd-mm-yyyy. There are no international conventions for the idiotic US
method of mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy. NO ONE outside the US uses those.

You are simply ignorant.

-- 
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#102566

In article <slrnocqfcv.153.g.kreme@snow.local>,
 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> In message <here-C07724.05050217032017@news.individual.net> android 
> <here@there.was> wrote:
> > In article <slrnocmnpj.1ogp.g.kreme@snow.local>,
> >  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> 
> >> In message <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> android 
> >> <here@there.was> wrote:
> >> > In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
> >> >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
> >> 
> >> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
> >> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
> >> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only 
> >> >> >>time
> >> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a 
> >> >> >>series
> >> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
> >> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
> >> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
> >> >> 
> >> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
> >> >> *International* pi day.
> >> 
> >> > International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
> >> > the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
> >> > Britain...
> >> 
> >> International does require more than one, however.
> 
> > In this case you do have an international convention in use so it is as 
> > international that it can be.
> 
> The international conventions are yyyy-mm-dd and dd-mm, dd-mm-yy, and
> dd-mm-yyyy. There are no international conventions for the idiotic US
> method of mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy. NO ONE outside the US uses those.
> 
> You are simply ignorant.

As I replied to you before: The year is irrelevant for an annual event.
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#102601

In message <here-F96AC5.19381018032017@news.individual.net> android <here@there.was> wrote:
> In article <slrnocqfcv.153.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

>> In message <here-C07724.05050217032017@news.individual.net> android 
>> <here@there.was> wrote:
>> > In article <slrnocmnpj.1ogp.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> 
>> >> In message <here-8A5333.17310415032017@news.individual.net> android 
>> >> <here@there.was> wrote:
>> >> > In article <150320171618220060%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
>> >> >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> >> In article <oabok8$fr4$1@dont-email.me>, Patty Winter
>> >> >> <patty1@wintertime.com> wrote:
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> >In article <slrnociiim.19ug.g.kreme@snow.local>,
>> >> >> >Lewis  <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only 
>> >> >> >>time
>> >> >> >>I write the date in the American style is when presented with a 
>> >> >> >>series
>> >> >> >>of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >Those are my protocols, too, but I don't get huffy about people
>> >> >> >using other formats, especially when a certain format provides
>> >> >> >an excuse to eat pie. :-)
>> >> >> 
>> >> >> I wouldn't have a problem with it either. It's the pretence that it's
>> >> >> *International* pi day.
>> >> 
>> >> > International does not necessarily include all nations on the face of 
>> >> > the earth just like the European Union do not have to include Great 
>> >> > Britain...
>> >> 
>> >> International does require more than one, however.
>> 
>> > In this case you do have an international convention in use so it is as 
>> > international that it can be.
>> 
>> The international conventions are yyyy-mm-dd and dd-mm, dd-mm-yy, and
>> dd-mm-yyyy. There are no international conventions for the idiotic US
>> method of mm-dd-yy or mm-dd-yyyy. NO ONE outside the US uses those.
>> 
>> You are simply ignorant.

> As I replied to you before: The year is irrelevant for an annual event.

And the ISO standard REQUIRES a year marker. You can eliminate the
numbers, but then the format is --mm-dd.

Again, there is no one, anywhere outside the US, that uses mm-dd, mm-dd-yy, or
mm-dd-yyyy. No where. If you want to write the month followed by the day
outside the US you have to write the month NAME, and even that is rare.
For example, the American holiday on May 5 is called "Cinco de Mayo"
and the many streets in Mexico named after Mexican Independence Day are
named "16 de Septiembre"

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#102608

In article <slrnoctdu5.1sqs.g.kreme@snow.local>,
 Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:

> "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial."
> Irvin S. Cobb

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#102392

Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <here-1F8330.10225215032017@news.individual.net> android <here@there.was> wrote:
:

> 
> The iso date is not "month first" it is YEAR first, and the year is
> required. So 12-31 is not an ISO date, it is an American date which only
> Americans use.
> 
> Even in places that supposedly use the iso date, if someone writes the
> day and month, they will write 31-12.
> 
> I avoid it all by always writing dd-mmm-yy (15-Mar-17) and the only time
> I write the date in the American style is when presented with a series
> of boxes labeled mm-dd-yyyy.
> 
I slipped yesterday, possibly because I have planned and made too many
trips to Europe. I began writing the check date with the day here in the
US, but rescued it by writing the WORD "March" next 8-)


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#102313

In article <58c8349a$0$39521$b1db1813$7968482@news.astraweb.com>,
 JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:

> On 2017-03-14 12:19, android wrote:
> > It's international pi day today. Pi is a constant and is 3.14xxxxxx. 
> 
> 
> As there is no 14th month in the calender, it can't be international pi day.
> 
> 3.141592653 is on January 3rd at 03:23:53

Oki...

<http://www.piday.org/>
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#102391

android <here@there.was> wrote:
> It's international pi day today. Pi is a constant and is 3.14xxxxxx. it 
> has a ewide usage and should celebrated as much as anything worldly! 
> 
> Some resort to pizza or another form of pi(e) but I have replaced it 
> with a couple of "semlor" since it's a tuesday in the feasting season 
> and they could look like pi(e)s from above!
> 
> Sooo... Happy Pi Day!!! :-)) 
> 
> <https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semla>

Looks delicious!

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