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1,234,567,890 Seconds Since Unix Time Began

Posted by kdawson on from the epoch-making dept.

os2man was one of many readers to let us know that later on today, at 23:31:30 UTC (30 seconds after this story went live), the number of seconds since January 1st 1970 will be exactly 1234567890. January 1st, 1970 marks the start of the clock for the Unix operating system and many other operating systems. Here is a list of celebrations of the moment around the world.

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  1. Re:FIRST by Phusion0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I didn't hear any gun shots or fireworks-- what gives?

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  2. Re:FIRST by eln · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Really? I heard lots of gunshots. Come to think of it, I heard lots of gunshots last night too. Now I hear sirens.

    Maybe I need to move to a better neighborhood.

  3. Re:FIRST by rts008 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Nah,man... just chill out dude.

    The gunshots you hear, you need not fear.

    Beware that outlier you don't hear that's here! - Burma Shave.

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