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scipan

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9. Oh, THE END OF THE WORLD will occur in 2038

Reply to EarlG (Reply #6)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 07:28 PM

Mar 2024

when unix time overflows.

Planes falling out of the sky, computers locking up or spouting gibberish...

Hey maybe that's what happened to Voyager, since its clock runs faster due to relativity...

I kinda wish I could be still here to see it.

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EarlG- what is with the Dec 1969 posts on Latest Discussions? [View all] niyad Mar 2024 OP

I was searching too. Found no such member exists. GreenWave Mar 2024 #1

There is no such member. There is a glitch somewhere, because I niyad Mar 2024 #3

This only adds to the intrigue. GreenWave Mar 2024 #4

Curious also dweller Mar 2024 #2

OMG ! It's Agent Mike !1! dweller Mar 2024 #5

Or comrade Ivan, he's sort of new here. Hotler Sep 2024 #15

Just more minor glitches by the looks of it EarlG Mar 2024 #6

That is very interesting indeed. As I indicated on one of these threads, niyad Mar 2024 #8

Oh, THE END OF THE WORLD will occur in 2038 scipan Mar 2024 #9

I'm ready for it. I bought up all the Y2K stuff. marble falls Mar 2024 #10

Go out with a bang? Or a whimper like Y2K? scipan Mar 2024 #11

This was a bonus, I was set up for Y3K. marble falls Mar 2024 #13

and if you hold your mouse over the image placeholder DBoon Mar 2024 #14

This also happened months ago... Think. Again. Mar 2024 #7

This got me thinking about "particles" traveling backwards in time. GreenWave Mar 2024 #12