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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by huseyinkeles on Friday July 15, 2022 @04:37PM (#32112537)
Out of curiosity, what’s with the dates prefixed by 0?
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Re:Why wasn't the steam engine invented earlier? Part II by zamadatix on Friday July 15, 2022 @05:09PM (#32112844)
https://longnow.org/ideas/02013/12/31/long-now-years-five-di...

I'm always a bit split when I see it. Even when used genuinely it still comes off as making the comment feel like it exists to showcase long now instead of the response. On the bright side out of all the things to get over this ranks on the "easy" side of the list.

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