[QUOTE=BlackBirdNL;18881362]how are we gonna call this decade anyways the 00's[/QUOTE]
A few of the proposed names have been Noughties, Aughts, The Decade from Hell, The Worst Decade Ever and the Decade for the Promotion of a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World. I like The Noughties.
[QUOTE=Sirdangolot5;18881755]But depending on how you look at it, the first year was 2001.[/QUOTE]
Despite what you might think, "0" is the first number, not "1" the first decade AD was from the beginning of year 0 to the end of year 9.
[QUOTE=Sirdangolot5;18881823]Calendar.[/QUOTE]
just admit the fact you are wrong
There weren't no year 0. It started with year 1.
interwebz revolution
George W(anker) Bush
more pissing about with global warming
worst teens yet (apparently)
moar conspiracies
[QUOTE=Pj The Dj;18881805]Decade doesn't have to be consecutive based on the calendar.[/QUOTE]
Yeah you can make the year one starting when Jacko was born for all you want.
[QUOTE=toxicpiano;18881906]just admit the fact you are wrong[/QUOTE]
Never!
At least backfoggen knows what I'm saying.
[QUOTE=raptorclaw;18881914]
worst teens yet (apparently)
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"When I was young..."
the argument is that some idiot 2000 years ago didn't start with the year 0, but the year 1. Therefore, the first decade ran from:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Year 6
Year 7
Year 8
Year 9
Year 10
Thus, the start of the next decade was the start of the Year 11.
Carry that forwards and the start of 2001 was the first year of this decade, follow through and the end of 2010 is technically the end of "this" decade. However, anyone who actually celebrates that is a retard, because now we are in 4 figures, it makes much more logical sense to celebrate it with the *9 being the last year of a decade and the *0 being the first year of the next.
I have no strong feelings one way or the other.
Actually, it didn't happen 2000 years ago, it happened more like 500 years ago when we adopted the Gregorian Calendar.
Nobody was ever walking around saying "Okay guys this is the year 1 we're in" because Jesus had just been born and nobody cared yet.
[QUOTE=xxxkiller;18881418]Well the one thing that I think most people will remember from this decade is the huge change of lifestyle the internet caused. This decade will be rememebered as the start of global communication.[/QUOTE]
This.
Ten years ago you couldn't wake up, call someone in Britain via the computer, and discuss how video games are shit because you are bored.
[QUOTE=venn177;18881963]This.
Ten years ago you couldn't wake up, call someone in Britain via the computer, and discuss how video games are shit because you are bored.[/QUOTE]
Totally.
[QUOTE=mcnebula;18881944]the argument is that some idiot 2000 years ago didn't start with the year 0, but the year 1. Therefore, the first decade ran from:
Thus, the start of the next decade was the start of the Year 11.
Carry that forwards and the start of 2001 was the first year of this decade, follow through and the end of 2010 is technically the end of "this" decade. However, anyone who actually celebrates that is a retard, because now we are in 4 figures, it makes much more logical sense to celebrate it with the *9 being the last year of a decade and the *0 being the first year of the next.[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's real simple.
You go to a gaming cafe, and start playing a game. After 1 hour and 59 minutes, you are billed for 3 hours. Why? Since there is no 0 :downs:
[QUOTE=Sirdangolot5;18881908]There weren't no year 0. It started with year 1.[/QUOTE]
So what do you call the gap between the times 12:00:00 and 12:00:01 (HHMMSS format)? It's the first second, but it goes from 0-1. It's the same with years, the first year was from January 1st 0 to December 31st 9 (of course, that's using the modern calendar, but that wasn't around back then)
[QUOTE=venn177;18881963]This.
Ten years ago you couldn't wake up, call someone in Britain via the computer, and discuss how video games are shit because you are bored.[/QUOTE]
Yes you could, the average idiot couldn't.
[QUOTE=evilking1;18881982]Yes you could, the average idiot couldn't.[/QUOTE]
Ok then, this decade brought on widespread and easily accessible global communication. That work for you?
Oh man everyone else on this page are Gmembers
I feel so poor
[QUOTE=venn177;18881963]This.
Ten years ago you couldn't wake up, call someone in Britain via the computer, and discuss how video games are shit because you are bored.[/QUOTE]
I beg to differ... We had internet 10 years ago at home... Loads of people did...
[QUOTE=mcnebula;18882042]I beg to differ... We had internet 10 years ago at home... Loads of people did...[/QUOTE]
By disagreeing are you trying to deny that the internet has grown hugely since the start of the decade?
i don't think we had VOiP yet, did we?
[QUOTE=Sirdangolot5;18882041]Oh man everyone else on this page are Gmembers
I feel so poor[/QUOTE]
just admit you are wrong
The "war on terror".
and go and slit your throat
pssh why you being so mean to Dirty Harry what did he do?
besides this all started with me asking if I should rate clocks and I ~STILL~ haven't
[QUOTE=Sirdangolot5;18882088]besides this all started with me asking if I should rate clocks and I ~STILL~ haven't[/QUOTE]
I feel boxes are more appropriate.
Well, we've had terrorist attacks, new and more wars (SURPRISE, SURPRISE!), we're all paranoid that the world is gonna end any day now (and given how ridiculously hate-filled and violent we are, that's probably actually likely sooner or later (see the point on 'wars' for more info).
Oh, and we've had a few natural disasters. Indonesia got butt-fucked by the world on boxing day of 2004, and New Orleans got raped in the face by a hurricane (granted if people weren't so fucking stupid in the first place (I'll address that in a second) there wouldn't have been a problem in the first place! They were told to leave, and they didn't. Great job, morons).
Everyone seems to be getting increasingly more stupid, and, sadly, nowadays it's seen as a good thing. The social norm. If you're not an unintelligent, uninformed idiot, you're some freak that's shunned by society.
The economy went down the shitter, and it all got clogged up. Then someone lowered a fan into the clogged up shit infested water, and... well, use your fucking imagination.
Perhaps I am a tad (read: incredibly) cynical, and sure, some good stuff is happened, but there's just so much fucking bad stuff too, and it's god damn annoying. Why can't we all just get along peacefully and not fight and argue? Why do we continue to wage wars over the silliest fucking things when we're supposed to be 'civilised'? I hope we as a species collectively grow-up sometime during the rest of the century (preferably as soon as possible)... I don't see it happening though, unfortunately.
Well the end of this decade is only going to bring the end and shittyness of the future closer. Global warming, fish all dieing, pollution and people dieing. Bring it on.
Your avatar looks ready to kick some ass.
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