Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:16:05 -0400
From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <smb@cs.columbia.edu>>
> > Notice the date: October 10. That is the Indian equivalent of our
April 1.
>
>
> Ah. Culture clash. Therefore the story can be relegated to the
same
> coop as the IP-carrying pigeons.
>
> The sole justification for asking this is to help us all remember
this
> for any further similar postings that might otherwise cause lengthy
and
> weighty discussions on something so lightweight.
>
> Why is 10 October their 01 April?
>
It's 10/10, which if viewed as the binary number 1010 is 10 base 10.
Surely that has to mean something! (Well, I just made it up, but it
sounds goodd....)
My wife (Korean) tole me yesterday that the past weekend was "Chusok"
(or Korean 'Thanksgiving' - Actually, the Harvest Festival)... So
maybe India has something similar...?