robocall@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 9 days agoIn the year 2050lemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1521arrow-down110
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minus-squarerbn@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 days agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 days agoDo you have any 32 bit computers anymore? Any running important stuff that needs good dates?
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoLots of embedded systems and infrastructure. But yeah, nothing important like your porn watching device.
minus-squarepsud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoAnd as long as they get updated, it’ll be fine. Probably cheaper than Y2K. Note that medical and industrial control stuff generally doesn’t care about the date
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
Do you have any 32 bit computers anymore? Any running important stuff that needs good dates?
Lots of embedded systems and infrastructure. But yeah, nothing important like your porn watching device.
And as long as they get updated, it’ll be fine. Probably cheaper than Y2K. Note that medical and industrial control stuff generally doesn’t care about the date