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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:06:28 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:45:45 +0100, Pancho wrote:

> One assumes time is well ordered, so even if I don't know what the least
> century is, I know there was one.

Integers are well ordered, but there is no least integer.

All we want, I think, is a zero point far enough back that there is less 
real-world need to deal with negative time points.