* george washington's 292nd birthday
* 512 years after amerigo vespucci died
* usenet bids farewell to google groups . . .
countdown timers (and probably sports betting, office pools etc.) are
beginning to appear over google's approaching disjunction from usenet
(using Tor Browser 13.0.9, pacific standard time 00:00-24:00|PT/UT-8) . . .
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20240222T00&p0=1241&msg=Google+Groups+Shutdown&font=slab&csz=1
Google Groups Shutdown
16 days 10 hours ... minutes ... seconds
Time until Thursday, February 22, 2024 (Mountain View time)
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guesstimate . . .
22 february 2024 02:14:14 am (074w00:11,40n44:29; jd 2460362.80155)
21 february 2024 11:14:14 pm (122w05:02,37n25:18; jd 2460362.80155)
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