2038.

[diw]

Hiya.

Remember Y2K?
Apparently POSIX has something better in store.

It's probably not news to a programmer but I found it interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
http://www.2038bug.com/

Originally Posted by http://www.2038bug.com/

Modern computers use a standard 4 byte integer for this second count. This is 31 bits, storing a maximum value of 2³¹. The remaining bit is the sign. This means that when the second count reaches 2147483647, it will wrap to -2147483648.

Look there's even a counter (well, more of simulation):


I particularly like the FAQ page:
http://www.2038bug.com/faq.html

Time to buy more tinfoil.

Best wishes.