Binary Holidays - Any Excuse for a Party

On Tuesday, January 6, 2004 (Pacific Time), Linus Torvalds (born December 28, 1969 ) will be 2^30 seconds old. A good time to start partying.

On Saturday, January 10, 2004, at 1337 the Era of Unix (starting January 1, 1970) will be 2^30 seconds old. Are you sober yet?

On November 2, 2004, Beaverton, Oregon (platted December 26, 1868), the home town of the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL, Linus's employer) will be 2^32 seconds old.

These dates computed with the aid of the Gigasecond Server.

last revision October 20, 2003