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		umanwizard on Sept 17, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hexadecimal clock counting down to 2038 problem Whether you make 0 be in 1902 and use an unsigned type, or make 0 be in 1970 and use a signed type, the range of representable dates is the same.

avgcorrection on Sept 17, 2023 [–]

Sure. But (and what I should have added) I don't think they would need to go back that far.

But you're right, you can get the same results with both.

umanwizard on Sept 18, 2023 | [–]

As others have pointed out in the thread, it was already not enough to represent the dates of birth of plenty of people who were still alive in 1970.

avgcorrection on Sept 18, 2023 | | [–]

Good point. :)

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