1.1.11: The Significantly Geeky Dates of 2011

Jan 1, 2011

Sure, 2011 is ripe with special dates; SF Beer Week is Feb 11—20, Cowboys & Aliens opens July 29, and the whole year itself has been designated The Int’l Year of Chemistry. But what I’m most excited about are the numbers.

It’s gonna be a great year so be sure to stay on top of the Ümlaut on Facebook and Twitter.

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Here’s some significant dates, times, and binary for the year. Hit me up with any additions or suggestions. And enjoy the soundtrack.

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DATES & TIMES
Bonus points for times at the eleven second mark.

	dates	times
JAN	1.11.11	11:1111:20 1:11
FEB	2.11.20112.20.2011	2:112:20
SEPT	9.10.11	9:107:08
OCT	10.11.11	10:1111:10
NOV*	11022011 (Palindrome Day) 11.11.2011	1:112:11 11:11 11:20
NOV*	*Triple Eleven Bonus: 2011 is the eleventh year of the third millennium
DEC	12.20.2011	12:20

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BINARY DATES
2011 is 11111011011 in binary. Here’s more binary dates to look out for:

Date	mm/dd/yy	Binary	Decimal
January 1st, 2011	1/1/11	1111	15
January 1st, 2011	1/01/11	10111	23
January 10th, 2011	1/10/11	11011	27
January 11th, 2011	1/11/11	11111	31
October 1st, 2011	10/1/11	10111	23
October 1st, 2011	10/01/11	100111	39
October 10th, 2011	10/10/11	101011	43
October 11th, 2011	10/11/11	101111	47
November 1st, 2011	11/1/11	11111	31
November 1st, 2011	11/01/11	110111	55
November 10th, 2011	11/10/11	111011	59
November 11th, 2011	11/11/11	111111	63

And here they are in dd/mm/yy format:

**Binary Dates in 2011 (dd/mm/yy)**
Date	dd/mm/yy	Binary	Decimal
January 1st, 2011	1/1/11	1111	15
January 1st, 2011	1/01/11	10111	23
January 10th, 2011	10/1/11	10111	23
January 10th, 2011	10/01/11	100111	39
January 11th, 2011	11/1/11	11111	31
January 11th, 2011	11/01/11	110111	55
October 1st, 2011	1/10/11	11011	27
October 10th, 2011	10/10/11	101011	43
October 11th, 2011	11/10/11	111011	59
November 1st, 2011	1/11/11	11111	31
November 10th, 2011	10/11/11	101111	47
November 11th, 2011	11/11/11	111111	63

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