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Happy #Epochalypse Day! It's T minus 12 years until the world faces new set of Y2K-type issues. Why?

Many computers track time by counting the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 (the "Epoch"). They count with a signed 32-bit integer, which will last until January 19, 2038 at 03:14:07 UTC. Then, the value will "overflow" and computers will think it is December 13, 1901. 😧

19/1/26, 6:42 pm0 reposts1 like

Joseph Hale

@thehale.dev

19 Jan

Fortunately, computers are already being updated to use 64-bit integers, which will delay the Epochalypse for approximately 292 billion years 🎉. #NerdyHolidays