> On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
>
> > Problems will occur at (I think I remember) the year 2054 because
> > the time_t integer is not large enough. By that time, we should all have
> > 256-bit machines so the problem should go away.
>
> It's 2038 for 32-bit systems. Even with 64-bit systems, time_t wrap isn't
> an issue...unless you expect to be around in about 292471208649 years.
Hmmm. You should use 365.25, which would make it 292271023045, not
considering an annual slow-down of approx .02 secs, which would bring it
to about 292271022663, given that the decay is linear ...
<shrug> by which time the sun has long ceased anyway.
I feel so *mortal* when viewing these numbers.
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