The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday

Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday by Drdrdrq on Saturday September 12, 2020 @04:00PM (#24455117)

IIUC unix timestamp simply counts seconds (well defined interval of time) from epoch onwards. It is then up to different calendars to interpret this number as a given day / hour /... This is the beauty of it - it is always an accurate (well, at low speeds at least ;) ) measure of time. In other words, no, some days might not last 86400 seconds.

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Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday by _-___________-_ on Sunday September 13, 2020 @12:44AM (#24458433)

This is not correct. UNIX timestamps always have 86400 seconds per day, and consequently, they do not actually count the number of seconds since the epoch.

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Re:The Unix timestamp will begin with 16 this Sunday by Drdrdrq on Sunday September 13, 2020 @03:54PM (#24463461)

I stand corrected - thank you for the clarification!

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