Y10K
Jul 24 2008, Desh

Where scientists are hell bent upon splitting second into micro and nanoseconds, Long Now hopes to fabricate a colossal clock Y10K model that would tick once a year and ding dong just once in a century. Hence, the years would be designated with 5...

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