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minus-squareMoonlitKnight@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year agoActually, this millennium began 2001.
minus-squarem15otw@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoTIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯
minus-squarexoggy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoSeems easier to be like everyone else and just say it starts at 0 and just accept the first millennium is missing a year.
minus-squareGamers Mate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoWow I learned something new. I had to search it after reading your comment and it is indeed 2001. https://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html
minus-squareAberrantJ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoYeah, most people get it confused with the Willenium which did end in 1999.
minus-squareGamers Mate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNice I did not know the fresh prince made an album called Willenium.
Actually, this millennium began 2001.
TIL they never had a year 0. So the whole damn calendar is an off by one error 🤯
That’s why we have ISO 8601.
Seems easier to be like everyone else and just say it starts at 0 and just accept the first millennium is missing a year.
Wow I learned something new. I had to search it after reading your comment and it is indeed 2001. https://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html
Yeah, most people get it confused with the Willenium which did end in 1999.
Nice I did not know the fresh prince made an album called Willenium.