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		cgarvey on Sept 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Programmers' Day "...the color white was chosen because it represents a hex number with the largest value in a 24-bit red green blue (RGB) color space: 0xFFFFFF, so programmers worldwide wear white in celebration." Only Programmers would have a holiday in which we wear white after labor day to celebrate.

hugh3 on Sept 13, 2011 | [–]

Just remember to take a spare shirt, for after you spill your breakfast burrito on the first one.

drcube on Sept 13, 2011 | | [–]

Being the 256th day, why wouldn't they choose the color 0x000100? Green's my favorite color.

philwelch on Sept 13, 2011 | | [–]

Russian Labor Day is May 1.

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