[plug] billion (was Unix Epoch: 1 billion seconds breakfast function.)

[Russell Steicke]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 12:59:07PM +0800, Nathan Alberti wrote:
> I think in true Australian fashion....it gives us two reasons to get pissed
> :-)

The second occasion will be in about 31656 years time...

  $ python -c 'print 999000000000.0 / (365.25 * 86400.0)'
  31656.3997262
  $

> The Macquarie (the self-claimed National dictionary) lists it as both.
> First
> listing is 10^12. Second 10^9.


-- 
Russell Steicke

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