Welcome to the year if the geek! Yes, that is right, this year is the Chinese year of the geek*, mostly due to the number of dates we will witness which are perfect binary dates (using the short date format), such as 01/01/10 (010110).
In fact, here is a complete list of “Geek Days” for this year (dd/mm/yy):
01/01/10 – 010110
10/01/10 – 100110
11/01/10 – 110110
01/10/10 – 011010
10/10/10 – 101010
11/10/10 – 111010
01/11/10 – 011110
10/11/10 – 101110
11/11/10 – 111110
For those amongst you who are from North America, here’s the same list in a format you’ll be familiar with (mm/dd/yy):
01/01/10 – 010110
01/10/10 – 011010
01/11/10 – 011110
10/01/10 – 100110
10/10/10 – 101010
10/11/10 – 101110
11/01/10 – 110110
11/10/10 – 111010
11/11/10 – 111110
The Geek shall Inherit the world – in 2010.
Enjoy the first of a number of binary days – Happy New Year and all the best on 01/01/10!
0x010110
* No, it isn’t – I just made it up
