The end of the world....

Brian Cluff brian at snaptek.com
Sat Dec 22 11:40:41 MST 2012


It's a little more complicated than just switching to a bigger number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

Brian Cluff

On 12/22/2012 10:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
> what... they haven't fixed it yet?
> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM, keith smith <klsmith2020 at yahoo.com
> <mailto:klsmith2020 at yahoo.com>> wrote:
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>     Well Y2K didn't get us. Mayan calendar didn't get us.
>
>     Doesn't the Unix clock stop at 2038? -- 2028 is only 25 years
>     away........
>
>     The year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to fail at
>     some point near the year 2038. The problem affects all software and
>     systems that both store system time as a signed 32-bit integer
>
>     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
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>     ------------------------
>     Keith Smith
>
>     --- On *Sat, 12/22/12, Stephen /<cryptworks at gmail.com
>     <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>>/* wrote:
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>         From: Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com <mailto:cryptworks at gmail.com>>
>         Subject: Re: The end of the world....
>         To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org
>         <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.phxlinux.org>>
>         Date: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 9:33 AM
>
>         :-P
>
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>         On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Michael Havens
>         <bmike1 at gmail.com <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>             MAN! Can't I cut a break?
>             :-)~MIKE~(-:
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>             On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 5:26 AM, Stephen
>             <cryptworks at gmail.com
>             <http://mc/compose?to=cryptworks@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>                 Unless I totally t I cmissed something. Worst apocalypse
>                 ever...
>
>                 On Dec 21, 2012 9:10 PM, "Brian Cluff"
>                 <brian at snaptek.com
>                 <http://mc/compose?to=brian@snaptek.com>> wrote:
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>                     Patience... there's still a few hours left...
>
>                     Brian Cluff
>
>                     On 12/21/2012 08:24 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
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>                         welp... it is now 8:30.... I think the
>                         destruction of the world isn't
>                         coming. I can't be so lucky!
>                         :-)~MIKE~(-:
>
>
>                         On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Michael Havens
>                         <bmike1 at gmail.com
>                         <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>
>                         <mailto:bmike1 at gmail.com
>                         <http://mc/compose?to=bmike1@gmail.com>>> wrote:
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>                              Walmart is so gracious to me! I have that
>                         day off so I can greet the
>                              end with open arms!
>                              :-)~MIKE~(-:
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>         --
>         A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent
>         you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the
>         snooze button.
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>         Stephen
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