Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any given date (1887)

Re:Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any giv... by ot1138 on Friday May 24, 2024 @08:55AM (#40465728)

Neat but what is this useful for?

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Re:Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any giv... by Andruru on Friday May 24, 2024 @09:24AM (#40466023)

What do you mean, what knowing the day of week a date is useful for ?

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Re:Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any giv... by ot1138 on Friday May 24, 2024 @01:52PM (#40468659)

Yes, that's what people typically use a calendar for. So you agree that this trick isn't useful for anything?

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Re:Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any giv... by enasterosophes on Friday May 24, 2024 @11:37PM (#40472468)

I'm reminded of the scene in Back To The Future II in which people in the 19th century scoffed that someday someone might "run for fun" despite the ubiquity of motorized transportation.

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Re:Lewis Carroll – computing the day of the week for any giv... by IncreasePosts on Friday May 24, 2024 @01:18PM (#40468308)

Making people think you're smarter than you are. That's about it.

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