This afternoon, party like it's 1234567890 Unix time

Number aficionados, you probably already know what happens today. As of 6:31:30PM ET this afternoon it will officially be 1234567890 Unix time, which started at zero and has been counting seconds since the stroke of midnight on January 1, 1970, not counting leap seconds. We suggest you put on your best watch or other geek chic and enjoy that one fateful second of sequential bliss -- as the story goes, 1234567891, party over, oops, out of time. In case you've got other plans and can't celebrate the milestone, we'll see you December 22, 2282 at 3:13:30PM ET for the merriment of 9876543210.

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[Loonie Posted Feb 13th 2009 4:36PM]

Man, I'm dreading the 17th October 2286 bug.

[mattguthmiller Posted Feb 13th 2009 5:33PM]

Unix time doesn't account for leap seconds, so 1234567890 actually occurs at 23:31:06 UTC.

[cynistersix Posted Feb 13th 2009 6:48PM]

stop the presses this man is correct cork the champagne and put away the microchips and salsa