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turbojerry
on May 13, 2014
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Today at 16:53:20 GMT, it'll be 1400000000 in Unix...
For those that may not get the joke the 555 is a timer chip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC
nakkiel
on May 13, 2014
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And for those who don't get the other joke, "555" is the Thai equivalent of "lol".
kemo
on May 13, 2014
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nerds.
girzel
on May 13, 2014
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What great pleasure this thread gave me. My Thai daughter confirmed the joke and, after a very painful explanation of bases, was laughing (tentatively) along with me.
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