Why 2020 Started On December 30th
Tom Scott 3:57
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Weird calendar edge-cases and computer bugs. It's an old-school video. • The Fasthosts Techie Test competition is now closed! Learn more about Fasthosts here: https://www.fasthosts.co.uk/tomscott
FURTHER READING:
The ISO 8601 Standards for date and time: https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html
The tweet referenced in the video: https://twitter.com/_ninji/status/549365454322802688
The Guardian article mentioned: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/29/twitter-2015-date-bug
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FURTHER READING:
The ISO 8601 Standards for date and time: https://www.iso.org/iso-8601-date-and-time-format.html
The tweet referenced in the video: https://twitter.com/_ninji/status/549365454322802688
The Guardian article mentioned: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/29/twitter-2015-date-bug
🟥 MORE FROM TOM: https://www.tomscott.com/
(you can find contact details and social links there too)
📰 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER with good stuff from the rest of the internet: https://www.tomscott.com/newsletter/
❓ LATERAL, free weekly podcast: https://lateralcast.com/ https://youtube.com/lateralcast/
➕ TOM SCOTT PLUS: https://youtube.com/tomscottplus
👥 THE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES: https://youtube.com/techdif
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