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Raise a Glass — Time(2) Turns 40 Tonight

Posted by timothy on from the for-auld-lang-syne(2) dept.

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.

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  1. Give it 28 years by betterunixthanunix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When time(2) turns 68, that will be newsworthy.

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  2. Flash? Seriously? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just for showing the epoch time?

  3. Re:Problem with this by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I mean, c'mon, are we supposed to also be celebrating the 190th birthday of perl's localtime()?

    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?

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