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xkcd #3232: Countdown Standard

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Anyone who is caught counting 'three ... two ... one ... zero ... GO!' will be punished with a lifetime of eating only ISO standard food samples.

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3232/

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[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Another problem is that system requires agreeing on what a week is, and there's disagreement over whether Sunday starts or ends the week.

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