Happy New Year, It's Too Late
Couple people wished me happy new year yesterday, Jan 16th. But, you realize, the year is already 1/24th over? From R, rounding by W
> 16/365
[1] 0.0438
> 1/24
[1] 0.0417
> 15/365
[1] 0.0411
Somewhere between the 15th and the 16th we crossed the divide from less than 1/24th to more than 1/24th over. Today being the 17th, your year is 4.66% over. Though you can wait until midnight to celebrate that particular milestone. For your planning purposes, when January ends,
> 31/365
[1] 0.08493151
> 1/12
[1] 0.08333333
> 30/365
[1] 0.08219178
we will have passed the 1/12th point of the year.
Whatever happened to two thousand and twelve?
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