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by 1970-01-01 521 days ago
13 more years to go until the 2038 problem.

Surely we'll have everything patched up by then..

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wow that is dedication 1970-01-01! :-)
It worries me how blasé we seem to be to the 2038 problem.

I wonder if people will still be repeating the "Y2k myth" myth as things start to fail.

People are doing things[0]. We'll see closer to the date what's left, I suppose.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem#Implemented_...

Almost exactly 13 years, in fact!

The overflow happens at 2038-01-19T03:14:08Z.