Re:Falsehoods programmers believe about Unix time
by quickthrower2 on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @11:08PM
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We need a pseudo day still due to our sleeping rhythms but perhaps people could choose that based on personal preference not just stick with 24h
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Re:Falsehoods programmers believe about Unix time
by philwelch on Thursday May 16, 2019 @02:06AM
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The day would shift half an hour in the next 600 years. That’s half as much as it shifts twice a year for DST, except it would happen gradually over a period of time roughly equal to the time between the fall of the Eastern Roman Empire and today.
Re:Falsehoods programmers believe about Unix time
by quickthrower2 on Thursday May 16, 2019 @04:49AM
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I was sort of nodding to the people who claim they have a 25 hour sleep cycle. Once we are in space and using artificial light, you can choose the sleep cycle that suits you. But predicting things in 500 year is just Sci Fi I guess!