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		xnorswap on Jan 20, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The surprising struggle to get a Unix Epoch time f... It worries me how blasé we seem to be to the 2038 problem. I wonder if people will still be repeating the "Y2k myth" myth as things start to fail.

robertlagrant on Jan 20, 2025 | [–]

People are doing things[0]. We'll see closer to the date what's left, I suppose.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem#Implemented_...

TZubiri on Jan 20, 2025 | [–]

https://xkcd.com/795/

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