Comments on: Happy time_t 1777777777 to all who celebrate https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/ Mon, 04 May 2026 18:32:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: Monkey Mind https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268903 Mon, 04 May 2026 18:32:12 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268903 Germany

For a moment I thought it was octal...

]]> By: Kyzer https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268899 Mon, 04 May 2026 17:14:15 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268899 United Kingdom

In reply to Allan Engelhardt.

Nextly

]]> By: Eric TF Bat https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268895 Mon, 04 May 2026 11:28:50 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268895 Australia

In reply to Jef Poskanzer.

But note: not an irrational fear.

And not just because integers are rational.

]]> By: Jeff Bell https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268894 Sun, 03 May 2026 19:55:56 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268894 United States

In reply to Bob71.

Depending on your timezone it could be 1969-12-31 in the late afternoon.

]]> By: Jef Poskanzer https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268893 Sun, 03 May 2026 18:43:14 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268893 Via Mastodon

In reply to jwz.

I still have a fear of leading zeroes.

]]> By: Allan Engelhardt https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268890 Sun, 03 May 2026 12:04:58 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268890 Via Mastodon

feels like a post that wants a 'nextly' link right there with all the 'previously' ones... 🙂

]]> By: Ives https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268889 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:04:01 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268889 Via Mastodon

In reply to jwz.

Phooey... I would have paid $755 for that.

]]> By: jwz https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268888 Sun, 03 May 2026 09:24:15 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268888 Via Mastodon

I'll take decimals that look octal for $177, Alex...

]]> By: pallas https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268884 Sun, 03 May 2026 04:45:59 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268884 United States

In reply to Bob71.

Good ol’ Bobby Droptables.

]]> By: Peter https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268883 Sun, 03 May 2026 04:17:45 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268883 United States

Oh! I haven't checked for interesting times in a while and would have missed it—thanks for notifying!

]]> By: Bob71 https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268882 Sun, 03 May 2026 03:32:58 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268882 Via Mastodon

Anybody asks for my birthday I respond with 01/01/1970.

IYKYK

]]> By: Tom Harrington https://www.jwz.org/blog/2026/05/happy-time_t-1777777777-to-all-who-celebrate/#comment-268881 Sun, 03 May 2026 03:17:02 +0000 https://jwz.org/b/yk62#comment-268881 Via Mastodon

wow, time flies. It feels like only yesterday that it was 1234567890.

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