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Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name by thaumasiotes on Monday April 01, 2019 @11:40AM (#19544479)
Bugs of that type should have been worked out long ago; it is not the norm for the era change to coincide with the new year.
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Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name by Nullabillity on Monday April 01, 2019 @01:01PM (#19545461)
It is not the norm to reset your date system every 30 or so years.
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Re:Abe explains choice of Reiwa for next era name by thaumasiotes on Monday April 01, 2019 @09:38PM (#19550271)
...yes it is?
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