Tja comments on Y2K38 bug? Debian switching to 64-bit time for everything

[–] Tja@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

But that's not a solution, it's just postponing the problem!!1!one

[–] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"it's just postponing the problem!!1!one" The thing of including a "one" to make the irony of your exclamation abundantly clear is a delightful bit of internet-ese. I always find it funny when I see it

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

For me the giveaway was 2^64 being 1.8*10^19 years from now.

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[–] Tja@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I find it nicer than including "/s" at the end :)

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[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 11 points 1 year ago

True, but only if the latest theories on Big Crunch being back on the table don't hold up. Debian ought to not only push out 64 bit time, but place "now" right in the middle to cover any discoveries of an older universe. Hell, they ought to do that and make it 128 bit, to cover anything.

Exponentials can be profound when you grasp them for that fleeting second.

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