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Talk:1277: Ayn Random

2013-10-14T07:34:42Z

141.89.226.146:

I think that should be /(\b[plurandy]+\b ?){2}/i.

[[Special:Contributions/173.66.108.213|173.66.108.213]] 05:12, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

I agree. I was confused for a while about what the b's were doing.

[[Special:Contributions/99.126.178.56|99.126.178.56]] 06:57, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Maybe it's time to have an Ayn Rand category? --[[Special:Contributions/141.89.226.146|141.89.226.146]] 07:34, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

Talk:1271: Highlighting

2013-09-30T08:06:19Z

141.89.226.146:

Personally, I dislike it when the highlighted area includes either the beginning indent/tab or the ending indent/tab, so according to my standards, I'm satisfied with the highlighting in paragraphs 1-3, but not with 4-6. Saibot84 04:33, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
:There is nothing marked in paragraph 6, is there? --[[User:Chtz|Chtz]] ([[User talk:Chtz|talk]]) 07:07, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Why does he spell highlight like "hilight"? [[Special:Contributions/62.209.198.2|62.209.198.2]] 06:47, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
:Good question. Wiktionary allows {{Wiktionary|hilite}} as ''informal'', but says that {{Wiktionary|hilight}} is a "common misspelling". --[[User:Chtz|Chtz]] ([[User talk:Chtz|talk]]) 07:07, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

I'm so used to doing this that I know a few tricks and tiny strips of areas to click on in order to achieve symmetry in some tricky situations. [[Special:Contributions/131.215.169.224|131.215.169.224]] 07:53, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

: On some pages, I spent more time getting the highlights right than actually reading it --[[Special:Contributions/141.89.226.146|141.89.226.146]] 08:06, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Talk:325: A-Minus-Minus

2013-02-28T10:32:56Z

141.89.226.146: Created page with "Why should the woman be Danish? She wasn't introduced at this point, and has different hair. --~~~~"

Why should the woman be Danish? She wasn't introduced at this point, and has different hair. --[[Special:Contributions/141.89.226.146|141.89.226.146]] 10:32, 28 February 2013 (UTC)

1179: ISO 8601

2013-02-27T08:55:39Z

141.89.226.146: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1179
| date = February 27, 2013
| title = ISO 8601
| image = iso_8601.png
| titletext = ISO 8601 was published on 06/05/88 and most recently amended on 12/01/04.
}}

==Explanation==
The two most commonly used date formats in the world are {{w|Date format by country|dd.mm.yyyy and mm/dd/yyyy}} (the symbols separating the values, as well as the year being 2 or 4 digits notwithstanding). This difference is often cause for debate. However, the comic explains that the International Organization for Standardization ({{w|ISO}}) has standardized dates in the yyyy-mm-dd format—this corresponds to neither of the aforementioned two formats.
The comic then lists many formats as "discouraged". This list starts with commonly used formats, which include the two above as well as other commonly used ones, such as dd/mm/yy. However the list then starts listing formats ranging from uncommon to absurd, such as writing the date partly in Roman numerals and painting the date in m/d/yy format with white paint onto a hissing black cat.

The title text mentions two dates in either the dd/mm/yy format or the mm/dd/yy format, but because the day values in both dates are less than 13, the format used is unclear.
(The standard was published on 5 June 1988 and amended on 1 December 2004.)

The other mentioned formats are
* 02/27/2013 (mm/dd/yyy, mostly in the US)
* 02/27/13 (mm/dd/yy)
* 27/02/2013 (dd/mm/yyyy, e.g. in South America and Canada)
* 27/02/13 (dd/mm/yy)
* 20130227 (ISO 8601 without separators)
* 2013.02.27 (ISO 8601 with dots)
* 27.02.13 (dd.mm.yyyy, e.g. in Germany)
* 27-02-13 (dd-mm-yy, ISO 8601 reversed and year abbreviated)
* 2013. II. 27. (month as roman number)
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800 ({{w|Unix time|UNIX Timestamp}}, but for 2012-02-27)
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''over''] 02 [''over''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

==Transcript==
Public Service Announcement:

Our different ways of writing dates as numbers can lead to online confusion. That's why in 1998 ISO set a global standard numeric date format. This is '''''the''''' correct way to write numeric dates:

2013-02-27

The following formats are therefore discouraged:
* 02/27/2013
* 02/27/13
* 27/02/2013
* 27/02/13
* 20130227
* 2013.02.27
* 27.02.13
* 27-02-13
* 2013. II. 27.
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''written on top of''] 02 [''written on top of''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

{{comic discussion}}

1179: ISO 8601

2013-02-27T08:55:01Z

141.89.226.146: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1179
| date = February 27, 2013
| title = ISO 8601
| image = iso_8601.png
| titletext = ISO 8601 was published on 06/05/88 and most recently amended on 12/01/04.
}}

==Explanation==
The two most commonly used date formats in the world are {{w|Date format by country|dd.mm.yyyy and mm/dd/yyyy}} (the symbols separating the values, as well as the year being 2 or 4 digits notwithstanding). This difference is often cause for debate. However, the comic explains that the International Organization for Standardization ({{w|ISO}}) has standardized dates in the yyyy-mm-dd format—this corresponds to neither of the aforementioned two formats.
The comic then lists many formats as "discouraged". This list starts with commonly used formats, which include the two above as well as other commonly used ones, such as dd/mm/yy. However the list then starts listing formats ranging from uncommon to absurd, such as writing the date partly in Roman numerals and painting the date in m/d/yy format with white paint onto a hissing black cat.

The title text mentions two dates in either the dd/mm/yy format or the mm/dd/yy format, but because the day values in both dates are less than 13, the format used is unclear.
(The standard was published on 5 June 1988 and amended on 1 December 2004.)

The other mentioned formats are
* 02/27/2013 (mm/dd/yyy, mostly in the US)
* 02/27/13 (mm/dd/yy)
* 27/02/2013 (dd/mm/yyyy, e.g. in South America and Canada)
* 27/02/13 (dd/mm/yy)
* 20130227 (ISO 8601 without separators)
* 2013.02.27 (ISO 8601 without dots)
* 27.02.13 (dd.mm.yyyy, e.g. in Germany)
* 27-02-13 (dd-mm-yy, ISO 8601 reversed and year abbreviated)
* 2013. II. 27. (month as roman number)
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800 ({{w|Unix time|UNIX Timestamp}}, but for 2012-02-27)
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''over''] 02 [''over''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

==Transcript==
Public Service Announcement:

Our different ways of writing dates as numbers can lead to online confusion. That's why in 1998 ISO set a global standard numeric date format. This is '''''the''''' correct way to write numeric dates:

2013-02-27

The following formats are therefore discouraged:
* 02/27/2013
* 02/27/13
* 27/02/2013
* 27/02/13
* 20130227
* 2013.02.27
* 27.02.13
* 27-02-13
* 2013. II. 27.
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''written on top of''] 02 [''written on top of''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

{{comic discussion}}

1179: ISO 8601

2013-02-27T08:54:13Z

141.89.226.146: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1179
| date = February 27, 2013
| title = ISO 8601
| image = iso_8601.png
| titletext = ISO 8601 was published on 06/05/88 and most recently amended on 12/01/04.
}}

==Explanation==
The two most commonly used date formats in the world are {{w|Date format by country|dd.mm.yyyy and mm/dd/yyyy}} (the symbols separating the values, as well as the year being 2 or 4 digits notwithstanding). This difference is often cause for debate. However, the comic explains that the International Organization for Standardization ({{w|ISO}}) has standardized dates in the yyyy-mm-dd format—this corresponds to neither of the aforementioned two formats.
The comic then lists many formats as "discouraged". This list starts with commonly used formats, which include the two above as well as other commonly used ones, such as dd/mm/yy. However the list then starts listing formats ranging from uncommon to absurd, such as writing the date partly in Roman numerals and painting the date in m/d/yy format with white paint onto a hissing black cat.

The title text mentions two dates in either the dd/mm/yy format or the mm/dd/yy format, but because the day values in both dates are less than 13, the format used is unclear.
(The standard was published on 5 June 1988 and amended on 1 December 2004.)

The other mentioned formats are
* 02/27/2013 (mm/dd/yyy, mostly in the US)
* 02/27/13 (mm/dd/yy)
* 27/02/2013 (dd/mm/yyyy, e.g. in South America and Canada)
* 27/02/13 (dd/mm/yy)
* 20130227 (ISO 8601 without separators)
* 2013.02.27 (ISO 8601 without dots)
* 27.02.13 (dd.mm.yyyy, e.g. in Germany)
* 27-02-13 (dd-mm-yy, ISO 8601 reversed and year abbreviated)
* 2013. II. 27. (month as roman number)
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800 ({{w|UNIX Timestamp|Unix time}})
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''over''] 02 [''over''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

==Transcript==
Public Service Announcement:

Our different ways of writing dates as numbers can lead to online confusion. That's why in 1998 ISO set a global standard numeric date format. This is '''''the''''' correct way to write numeric dates:

2013-02-27

The following formats are therefore discouraged:
* 02/27/2013
* 02/27/13
* 27/02/2013
* 27/02/13
* 20130227
* 2013.02.27
* 27.02.13
* 27-02-13
* 2013. II. 27.
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''written on top of''] 02 [''written on top of''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

{{comic discussion}}

1179: ISO 8601

2013-02-27T08:52:25Z

141.89.226.146: explanation for other dates

{{comic
| number = 1179
| date = February 27, 2013
| title = ISO 8601
| image = iso_8601.png
| titletext = ISO 8601 was published on 06/05/88 and most recently amended on 12/01/04.
}}

==Explanation==
The two most commonly used date formats in the world are {{w|Date format by country|dd.mm.yyyy and mm/dd/yyyy}} (the symbols separating the values, as well as the year being 2 or 4 digits notwithstanding). This difference is often cause for debate. However, the comic explains that the International Organization for Standardization ({{w|ISO}}) has standardized dates in the yyyy-mm-dd format—this corresponds to neither of the aforementioned two formats.
The comic then lists many formats as "discouraged". This list starts with commonly used formats, which include the two above as well as other commonly used ones, such as dd/mm/yy. However the list then starts listing formats ranging from uncommon to absurd, such as writing the date partly in Roman numerals and painting the date in m/d/yy format with white paint onto a hissing black cat.

The title text mentions two dates in either the dd/mm/yy format or the mm/dd/yy format, but because the day values in both dates are less than 13, the format used is unclear.
(The standard was published on 5 June 1988 and amended on 1 December 2004.)

The other mentioned formats are
* 02/27/2013 (mm/dd/yyy, mostly in the US)
* 02/27/13 (mm/dd/yy)
* 27/02/2013 (dd/mm/yyyy, e.g. in South America and Canada)
* 27/02/13 (dd/mm/yy)
* 20130227 (ISO 8601 without separators)
* 2013.02.27 (ISO 8601 without dots)
* 27.02.13 (dd.mm.yyyy, e.g. in Germany)
* 27-02-13 (dd-mm-yy, ISO 8601 reversed and year abbreviated)
* 2013. II. 27. (month as roman number)
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''over''] 02 [''over''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

==Transcript==
Public Service Announcement:

Our different ways of writing dates as numbers can lead to online confusion. That's why in 1998 ISO set a global standard numeric date format. This is '''''the''''' correct way to write numeric dates:

2013-02-27

The following formats are therefore discouraged:
* 02/27/2013
* 02/27/13
* 27/02/2013
* 27/02/13
* 20130227
* 2013.02.27
* 27.02.13
* 27-02-13
* 2013. II. 27.
* 27⁄2-13
* 2013.158904109
* MMXII-II-XXVII
* MMXII [and] LVII [over] CCLXV
* 1330300800
* ((3+3)×(111+1)-1)×3/3-1/33
* 27 [''written on top of''] 02 [''written on top of''] 2013
* 10/11011/1101
* 02/27/20/13
* 0 [2,5] 1 [3] 2 [1,6,7] 3 [4] 7 [8]
* ''A cat, with the numerals'' 2-27-13 ''painted on it, going'' HISSSS

{{comic discussion}}