We're taking bets^Wguesses again!

The rules: Each user can make one guess only, as to when the 500.000th node will appear, the guess consists of a date and time, which will be assumed to be GMT unless a recognised timezone is given.

How? Just send a /msg to im2 declaring "guess 500_000 <datetime>" and watch im2s homenode for the results.

Why? Well mostly for the fun of the game.. but if you're lucky we may come up with a prize.. Any suggestions? My idea would be a copy of the Perl Testing (Developer's Notebook) from O'Reilly, or similar..

C.

PS: Any complaints about incorrectly parsed guesses to me, and I will check the logs. Time::ParseDate is doing the parsing, so consult its docs if you are unsure..

Update: PPS: Since it would be daft to allow people to continue guessing right up until the actual 500.000th node is created, I'm adding an arbitrary limit of 1 week after this node was posted.

Update: 2005-10-13 20:40 Well, it looks like its all over, and bobf is the winner!.

In reply to When will the 500.000th node appear? by castaway

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