View Full Version : Epoch Countdown at 1234567890
RichardKnox
13-02-2009, 11:35 PM
http://twitpic.com/1h2w9
Link to a picture taken at 1234567890 on epoch time haha.
If you don't know what epoch time is - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_time
Agnostic Bear
13-02-2009, 11:39 PM
Linux is not UNIX :(
RichardKnox
13-02-2009, 11:40 PM
Seemed the most fitting section. Soz :(
What is "Unix Time" I read on wikipedia that they held parties and celebrations around the world for it...
I dont get what it is lol :P
scottish
14-02-2009, 12:13 AM
seconds elapsed since midnight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight) Coordinated Universal Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time) (UTC) of January 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1), 1970 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970), not counting leap seconds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second)
seconds elapsed since midnight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight) Coordinated Universal Time (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time) (UTC) of January 1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1), 1970 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970), not counting leap seconds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_second)
Nice copy and paste ;)
I guess it was either timed that someone knew when to come on the site for the screenshot. Or someone was on the site and noticed it was near 1234567890 and got ready to print screen it.
Never heard of this myself, but cool numbers lol (:
scottish
14-02-2009, 12:18 AM
Was kind of obvious it was a copy and paste considering the links all go to wiki and the OP posted the link to the wiki article ;)
i just posted it as people said they didn't know what it was ^^
Was kind of obvious it was a copy and paste considering the links all go to wiki and the OP posted the link to the wiki article ;)
i just posted it as people said they didn't know what it was ^^
I know I was having a minor joke with you :P Sorry..
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