Doh!!!! Whichever way I worked it out, I totally spaced out on the calculation, I didn't even realize the 'PM' because I am so used to working with the 24hr clock, I automatically assumed it was AM, but even if it were AM, then I was still way off the mark.... Ignore what I said about the timing. I hope you all enjoy the epoch, I wil have my own quiet epoch marking ceremony with a nice glass of 12yr old McCallan.
Chris Chris On 2/13/09, Chris <fj1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not to be too pedantic about this, but 11:31:30 UTC is 16:31:30 EST > there is only a 5hr time difference. > > Chris > > > On 2/13/09, Jon 'maddog' Hall <mad...@li.org> wrote: >> >> A gentle reminder of this most momentous occasion tonight. Remember >> that Ben offered to buy the first (and perhaps only) round of drinks! >> Please RSVP so we can get an area big enough (and so Ben can figure out >> how much money to pull from the bank). >> >> "At 11:31:30pm UTC on Feb 13, 2009, Unix time will reach 1,234,567,890. >> Where will you be at this momentous second?" - from Bell Labs >> >> This will be Friday, February 13th at 1831 and 30 seconds EST (1531 and >> 30 seconds PST). >> >> Now if there was any reason to fear Friday the 13th, I think this is it. >> That many numbers sequentially in a row representative of time? Who >> knows what will stop working? Will lex(1) cease to work, will yacc(1)s >> everywhere revolt? Will the rapture be upon us? >> >> I remember asking Alan Cox about UNIX (note that I spelled UNIX in all >> capital letters, as it should be) time in 1999. I was confident that >> most UNIX systems would not be adversely affected by "Y2K", but I knew >> about a hidden time-bomb in the year 2038, when the "UNIX epoch" comes >> to an end. Alan assured me that Linux was now working on 64-bit time, >> and its "roll-over" would happen about the time that the sun burnt out. >> And while this upcoming event is not a "roll-over", nevertheless this >> coming Friday the 13th I will be holding my breath.... >> >> I intend on being at the place where I have the best chance of surviving >> this potential catastrophe and where I can personally do the most good: >> >> =>Martha's Exchange Restaurant in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA<= >> >> While our friends at Bell Labs (er, ah, Lucent....O.K. "Alcatel-Lucent") >> rush to understand this phenomenon, I will be doing my civic duty by >> drinking fine beer, and maybe an Islay scotch. This is hard to do while >> you are holding your breath, but I will suffer through. Who knows, >> perhaps the U.S. government will give us a "bailout" to study this >> issue. >> >> Who will join me as we watch the time of UNIX line up? >> >> md >> -- >> Jon "maddog" Hall >> Executive Director Linux International(R) >> email: mad...@li.org 80 Amherst St. >> Voice: +1.603.672.4557 Amherst, N.H. 03031-3032 U.S.A. >> WWW: http://www.li.org >> >> Board Member: Uniforum Association >> Board Member Emeritus: USENIX Association (2000-2006) >> >> (R)Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several >> countries. >> (R)Linux International is a registered trademark in the USA used >> pursuant >> to a license from Linux Mark Institute, authorized licensor of Linus >> Torvalds, owner of the Linux trademark on a worldwide basis >> (R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the USA and other >> countries. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnhlug-announce mailing list >> gnhlug-annou...@mail.gnhlug.org >> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-announce/ >> _______________________________________________ >> gnhlug-discuss mailing list >> gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org >> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >> > > > > -- > IBA #15631 -- IBA #15631
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