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=== When ===
=== When ===
Friday February 13 from 3PM; feel free to show up earlier (but at risk that you may arrive before the first member, unless you are the first member).
Friday February 13 from 3PM; feel free to show up earlier (but at risk that you may arrive before the first member, unless you are a member).


=== What ===
=== What ===
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== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==
* Talks:
* Talks:
** converting between Unix time and Traditional time [[User:Adi|adi]]
** What is Unix time, anyways?! (aka "In the beginning...") - [[User:Adi|adi]]
** the making of thyme tea [[User:Schoen|seth]]
** converting between Unix time and Traditional time - [[User:Adi|adi]]
** Decimal time -- kiloseconds, megaseconds, gigaseconds. - [[User:Adi|adi]]
** Leap seconds and the epoch - [[User:Schoen]]
** the making of thyme tea [[User:Schoen]]
** timezones that time forgot (probably not to happen, alas) [[User:charliep]]
** timezones that time forgot (probably not to happen, alas) [[User:charliep]]
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia pareidolia], or ''Finding Patterns In Everything 'cuz I'm a Homo Sapiens''.
** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia pareidolia], or ''Finding Patterns In Everything 'cuz I'm a Homo Sapiens''. - [[User:Schoen]]
** (add more!)
** (add more!)

Revision as of 23:06, 10 February 2009

time_t Party

The Unix time_t is reaching 1234567890 this Friday at about 3:30 PM PST. Noisebridge is celebrating with tea (thyme optional), scones, and a variety of time-related lightning talks.

When

Friday February 13 from 3PM; feel free to show up earlier (but at risk that you may arrive before the first member, unless you are a member).

What

  • tea
  • thyme tea
  • scones
  • devonshire cream
  • 1234567890 = Fri Feb 13 15:31:30 2009

Agenda

  • Talks:
    • What is Unix time, anyways?! (aka "In the beginning...") - adi
    • converting between Unix time and Traditional time - adi
    • Decimal time -- kiloseconds, megaseconds, gigaseconds. - adi
    • Leap seconds and the epoch - User:Schoen
    • the making of thyme tea User:Schoen
    • timezones that time forgot (probably not to happen, alas) User:charliep
    • pareidolia, or Finding Patterns In Everything 'cuz I'm a Homo Sapiens. - User:Schoen
    • (add more!)