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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. Slow news day... by 278MorkandMindy · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...well expect for the fanboys..

    So I don't get "trolled"

    Imagine that many linux machines in a beowulf cluster!

  2. Re:Wow by geekoid · · Score: 0, Troll

    I am spending it drinking alone on a Friday night

    I cant imagine why you don't ahve a girl friend.

    You want a girlfriend you need to be social and meet some. I mean, drink alone all you want, but don't complain about.

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