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Ekaros
on July 28, 2025
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Debian switches to 64-bit time for everything
Hopefully by them we have moved to better calendar... Not that it will change the timestamp issue.
GoblinSlayer
on July 28, 2025
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By that time we will have technology to spin Earth to keep calendar intact.
freehorse
on July 28, 2025
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And also modify earth's orbit to get rid of the annoying leap seconds.
saalweachter
on July 28, 2025
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"To account for calendar drift, we will be firing the L4 thrusters for six hours Tuesday. Be sure not to look directly at the thrusters when firing, to avoid having your retinas melt."
"... still better than leap seconds."
zokier
on July 28, 2025
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rotation, not orbit.
b3lvedere
on July 28, 2025
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Star Trek stardates?
mrlonglong
on July 28, 2025
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Today, right now it's -358519.48
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