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initsix writes "Break out your party hats. According to http://www.onlineconversion.com/unix_time.htm , Unix time is supposed reach 1111111111 on
Fri, 18 Mar 2005 01:58:31 GMT
That's only 1036372537 seconds from 2^31 (ie Tue, 19 Jan 2038 03:14:08 GMT)!!"
I'll wait until it goes back to 0000000000 til I celebrate.
Time to party like it's 1111111110!
OK, I know it's cool (and tonight), but how bored do you have to be to figure this out? (Then again, I had a Star Wars II countdown timer running for a while on my desktop...)
antipaucity
don't forget people you can see the following amazing sights on your home digital clock without modifications !!
11:11:11
01:01:01
00:00:00
12:34:56
please feel free to add your own
Just wait, Slashdot will be announcing the Google Cafeteria lunch menu in about an hour.
Yeah, this scares me.... has anyone actually looked into the Y2.038205K crisis?
Too bad it'll never make it to 2222222222. :-)
Looks like the next big day will be @ 1234567890 which happens to be: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:31:30 GMT
Guess we better celebrate this cause we'll have to wait quite awhile for the party!
So is this true on all Unix-like systems? I just checked the OS X box i'm using at school, it is currently 1111084982 as I type this.
And do we get to sacrifice a virgin when the time comes? Or would sacrificing a non-virgin make more sense in this crowd? : )
Finally a holiday for the rest of us!
Wear your propeller beanie and a t-shirt that says "Kiss Me I use Unix".
Actually, the Prince song is about the base 10 digit rollover, when 1999 ends and 2000 begins. So in the proper binary analogy, 10000000000 will be when party's over oops out of time, so we should party like its 1111111111.
I hereby lay claim to at least 00000100 of fdrake76's geek points, preferably in the form of Funny or Informative.
Soups
;-)
* Sweet Potato Jalapeno Bisque with corn
* Creamy Cauliflower Parmesan
Salads
* Warm Southern Chicken Salad tossed in a spicy buttermilk dressing with toasted pecans, corn, green onions and tomatoes
* Tortellini Primavera salad organic tortellini mixed with organic zucchini, yellow squash, tomato sweet peas, pesto vinaigrette
* Organic mixed greens
Entrees
* Grilled Petite New York Sirloins seasoned with Creole spices served with a Crescent City steak sauce and crispy organic onion rings
* Organic Tofu Mushroom Ragout domestic and wild mushrooms, vegetable stock, leeks and tomatoes
Sides
* Roasted Organic Red Potatoes seasoned with New Mexico Chile powder
* Steamed Organic Bluelake green beans
Desserts
* Baileys Irish Cream Cheesecake
* Vegan Chocolate Mousse
* Fresh Fruit
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I'm no Unix time expert, but I was wondering what happens in 2038? It's really not that far away now. Are there any sites that document what happens to older systems? Is there some simple solution that I'm unaware of, or is this going to be another Y2K?
I ask because once I get my time machine going (which runs on Unix), I want to be able to go farther into the future than 2038. I'm serious... Seriously.
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When a clock displays 00:00:00, run like hell because something is about to blow up real good.
No, in Europe it's
;-)
23:59:59
00:00:00
00:00:01
makes more sense, at least if you're used to it.
> I was wondering what happens in 2038?
In 2038, I will be 64 years old. I design and write all of my software explictly so that it will break (badly) in 2038. I hope all of my peers do so as well. Everybody who works for me does.
The plan is, about 2033, people will start going insane over the Y2038 problem. I will be able to leverage my experience as a Senior UNIX Systems Programmer with a core strength in C to grab all kinds of consulting money. Then, in 2037, I'll do some hard-code hacking (i.e. enter deep hack mode for about 6 months) for some really high-end clients (whoever has the most cash on hand), and throw a bunch of money in the bank.
This is really great, because I don't have a retirement plan, and I'm sure the old age pension will be bust by the time I'm 65. So, after having watched a bunch of COBOL/CICS/etc guys get rich in the late 90s, I want to do the same thing in my early sixties. The best part is, I watched the Y2K crap roll out, and I know how to play the management types that get stuck with clock problems... so I can suck them into weeks and weeks of meetings at huge consulting rates. Maybe I'll be able to bill $1000/hr by then!
Most programmers older than I will be long gone. Most programmers younger thank I won't be able to understand the problem, due to brain infestations of the of the Microsoft and Java variety.
There will be few old-sk00l UNIX hats running around. I will be one of them. Hopefully, by then, I will be able to grow a grey beard, so I can really look the part. My skills will be in supreme demand. I'll get rich off the problems I helped to create, and retire in comfort.
Do daemons dream of electric sleep()?
People attach meaning to numbers -- perhaps technical people make more of a habbit out of it, but I digress -- what makes 1111111111 interesting? Possibly its aesthetic appeal. It's got nothing to do with randomness. Don't you get excited when your car rolls over to 100000 miles? It's somthing simple and nice -- and well worth taking pleasure in.
I like the number 219. There isn't anything special about it -- It's just happens to be one of my favorite ascii characters. (The solid block one.) I stayed in hotel room 219 just yesterday and felt good about having that room number.
Lot's of people attach meaning to the number 42. There isn't anything wrong with that.
Some people find powers of 2 appealing -- imagine driving route 256 -- how cool would that be?
Gamblers may have some attraction or aversion to the numbers 7 and 13 -- some might get a good feeling seeing hte number 21.
Finding an old girlfriends phone number can be nice -- it let's you remember.
I don't know if you have any numbers that are significant in your life -- But I know I do! I don't think I'd want it any other way.
You have to learn to enjoy those small meaningful things -- or you'll miss the whole point of living -- I don't mean the meaning of life, mind you, but the meaning in life.
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