* 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
17 days 17 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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On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 15:44:39 +0100 (CET), the following
appeared in sci.skeptic, posted by D <J@M>:

* 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
17 days 17 hours ... minutes ... seconds
Time until Thursday, February 22, 2024 (Mountain View time)

[end quote]

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)

I'm skeptical.

--

Bob C.

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science,
the one that heralds new discoveries, is not
'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'"

- Isaac Asimov

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