On 2015-11-05 16:27, Travis Scrimshaw wrote:
I'm guessing a random large number is better because it won't stop working in 2038?
Mostly, it's better because there is a much smaller chance of collisions: there is a hidden assumption that there will not be 2 manifolds created with the same timestamp. The chance of this assumption being true also depends on the accuracy of the Python time function and the underlying system call, which are big unknowns.
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