Anyone still using vulnerable software will wait until June 2037. Then there will be a mad rush to fix the software and programmers yet to be born will make a fortune.

On 12/22/2012 11:40 AM, Brian Cluff wrote:
It's a little more complicated than just switching to a bigger number.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem

Brian Cluff

On 12/22/2012 10:49 AM, Michael Havens wrote:
what... they haven't fixed it yet?
:-)~MIKE~(-:


On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 10:21 AM, keith smith <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:



    Well Y2K didn't get us. Mayan calendar didn't get us.

    Doesn't the Unix clock stop at 2038? -- 2028 is only 25 years
    away........

    The year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to fail at
    some point near the year 2038. The problem affects all software and
    systems that both store system time as a signed 32-bit integer

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem







    ------------------------
    Keith Smith

    --- On *Sat, 12/22/12, Stephen /<[email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>>/* wrote:


From: Stephen <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>
        Subject: Re: The end of the world....
        To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>>
        Date: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 9:33 AM

        :-P


        On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 9:08 AM, Michael Havens
<[email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]>> wrote:

            MAN! Can't I cut a break?
            :-)~MIKE~(-:


            On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 5:26 AM, Stephen
            <[email protected]
<http://mc/[email protected]>> wrote:

                Unless I totally t I cmissed something. Worst apocalypse
                ever...

                On Dec 21, 2012 9:10 PM, "Brian Cluff"
                <[email protected]
<http://mc/[email protected]>> wrote:

                    Patience... there's still a few hours left...

                    Brian Cluff

                    On 12/21/2012 08:24 PM, Michael Havens wrote:

                        welp... it is now 8:30.... I think the
                        destruction of the world isn't
                        coming. I can't be so lucky!
                        :-)~MIKE~(-:


                        On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Michael Havens
                        <[email protected]
<http://mc/[email protected]>
                        <mailto:[email protected]
<http://mc/[email protected]>>> wrote:

                             Walmart is so gracious to me! I have that
                        day off so I can greet the
                             end with open arms!
                             :-)~MIKE~(-:




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