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[-] AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

We should all just switch to Unix time.

[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

That'll be great for 14 years

[-] notabot@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Linux has been switching that to 64 bit, applications just need to catch up and use the new call. They've got almost a decade and a half, so I'd hope they'll all be updated, but you know there'll be something subtle and critical that only gets done at the last second.

[-] HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

We could inadvertently make 12/31/1969 and 1/1/1970 the most dangerous destination for time travelers, sounds fun to me.

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