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To: JRandomFreeper
I cringe to think of how much of my legacy code exists in the world. On ROMs that are in old equiment that's still alive and in use.

I've got some old embedded apps that will crap the bed when Unix time() wraps around in 2038. I'll be in my 80's then, and most likely blissfully unaware of the havoc I've wreaked on mankind.

35 posted on 10/13/2011 10:26:48 PM PDT by grunt03 (live free or die)
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To: grunt03
I've got some old embedded apps that will crap the bed when Unix time() wraps around in 2038

Yes. It will be a race, seeing whether the app or we go first. And how many we take with us..... I quit flying aircraft and hate to drive cars. You never know when you might die in your sleep.

With your passengers screaming in terror behind you.

/johnny

38 posted on 10/13/2011 10:35:17 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (gone Galt)
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To: grunt03
I'll be in my 80's then, and most likely blissfully unaware of the havoc I've wreaked on mankind.

Just pray that your frail, withered body isn't plugged into a medical device running some of that old decrepit code when it wraps! ;^)

103 posted on 10/14/2011 5:48:10 AM PDT by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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