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Raise a Glass — Time(2) Turns 40 Tonight
ddt writes "Raise your glasses of champagne in a toast at midnight. The time(2) system call turns 40 tonight, and is now officially 'over the hill.' It's been dutifully keeping track of time for clueful operating systems since January 1, 1970." And speaking of time, if you don't have a *nix system handy, or just want a second opinion, an anonymous reader points out this handy way to check just how far it is after local midnight in Unix time. Updated 10:03 GMT by timothy: The Unix-time-in-a-browser link has been replaced by a Rick Astley video; you have been warned.
When time(2) turns 68, that will be newsworthy.
Palm trees and 8
Just for showing the epoch time?
More important, why is the guy with the blog still wearing a face mullet, in 2010?
And have you ever met an "independent game producer" with such a neatly trimmed beard?
You are welcome on my lawn.
I don't know about you, but I'm ready to drink to that.
My wife and I opened a bottle of champagne a few hours ago, and she's fallen asleep after two glasses, the lightweight. I had a double espresso with my pecan pie and now I'm ready to friggin' rawk!
After I submit this, I'm gonna go show some Borderlands weaklings who's boss. Either that or finish the champagne and go watch the fireworks from my rooftop, naked. It's -2 degrees F outside though, so maybe I ought to pull out the thermal merkin first. I mean, subzero temperatures, nudity and high blood-alcohol level - what could possibly go wrong?
You are welcome on my lawn.
Who is almost exactly as old as *nix time?
I reject your reality and substitute my own.
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No, no, middle management does all the work. Such a decision is usually done by top management.