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Re:Its now Q2 of the 21st century by 1970-01-01 on Monday January 05, 2026 @05:37PM (#46506093)
Because there was no "year 0" so centuries began incrementing at the year 0001 to today. Jan 1, 2001 was the start of the latest century. It will end after Dec 31, 2100.
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Re:Its now Q2 of the 21st century by DinakarS on Monday January 05, 2026 @05:41PM (#46506142)
You are from the previous century because you are 1970-01-01
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Re:Its now Q2 of the 21st century by toast0 on Monday January 05, 2026 @05:46PM (#46506205)
There was no year 0, but there was also no year 1; 1970-01-01 is the first day, so we're still in the first century. And there was no previous century.

As the epoch began, the K&R imbued it with a rich pre-history, but all of that stuff didn't really happen; it just makes nice things to email about.

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