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Y2K38 Watch Starts Saturday

Posted by kdawson on from the not-a-good-day-for-a-loan dept.

Jon Masters writes "I just wanted to remind everyone that Saturday, January 19th 2008 will mark the beginning of the 30-year countdown to the Y2K38 bug, when Unix time will overflow 32 bits. Some 30-year loan calculation software might start having problems with this over the weekend."

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  1. Re:Hmmmmmm by forkazoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I spell profits on the wind...


    Wait, are you a wizard, or did you misspell smell as spell? I mean, I don't usually nitpick this sort of thing, but when the parent post specifically references spelling or grammar, I feel okay about it. And, well, you did use the word "spell," which IMHO counts as a spelling reference.

    Anyhow, just let me know if you spell magic missile on the wind, so I know if I need to duck, or get a dictionary, or something.