End of Time (Unix) - Numberphile
Time will "end" for 32-bit computers on 19 January, 2038. James Clewett explains. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ We love this real time Unix clock: http://www.coolepochcoun...
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JAMES CLEWETT: The end is nigh, Brady. Time is coming to an end, and I can tell you, actually, precisely when time is going to end. It's going to end at 3:00 AM, 3:14.07 on the 19th of January, 2038. What's going on is we're talking about the end of Unix time. Now-- BRADY HARAN: What's that? JAMES CLEWETT: You're making a face at me like you don't know what I'm talking about, Brady. Most of us at home are using either Windows or Mac-based operating systems for our computers. And somewhere buried deep down inside that system is a little counter that's been ticking away every second-- that's a fast second-- every second since January 1, 1970. They began a counter in a 32-bit number, crucially, that was just g...
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JAMES CLEWETT: The end is nigh, Brady. Time is coming to an end, and I can tell you, actually, precisely when time is going to end. It's going to end at 3:00 AM, 3:14.07 on the 19th of January, 2038. What's going on is we're talking about the end of Unix time. Now-- BRADY HARAN: What's that? JAMES CLEWETT: You're making a face at me like you don't know what I'm talking about, Brady. Most of us at home are using either Windows or Mac-based operating systems for our computers. And somewhere buried deep down inside that system is a little counter that's been ticking away every second-- that's a fast second-- every second since January 1, 1970. They began a counter in a 32-bit number, crucially, that was just g...
