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Or we could do metric time (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] Zehzin 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Software developers hearing we're changing the calendar 💀

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

We should all just switch to Unix time.

[–] Zehzin 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That'll be great for 14 years

[–] [email protected] 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.

[–] [email protected] 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.