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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 258 points 1 year ago (59 children)

Similar with Y2K


it was only a nothingburger because it was taken seriously, and funded well. But the narrative is sometimes, "yeah lol it was a dud."

[–] FractalsInfinite@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 year ago (20 children)

The question is, what will happen in 2038 when y2k happens again due to an integer overflow? People are already sounding the alarm but who knows if people will fix all of the systems before it hits.

[–] zik@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

It's already been addressed in Linux - not sure about other OSes. They doubled the size of time data so now you can keep using it until after the heat death of the universe. If you're around then.

[–] cqthca@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

As a future boltzmann brain, I agree.

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