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Re: "Linux-time 0x66666666 approaching fast!"
Satisfyingly, Unix timestamp 0x77777777 is on a July 7th.
Jun 10 · 2 months ago
🐐 allknowingfrog · Jun 10 at 19:37:
I slept right through it without knowing it was happening. Probably for the best.
Yes, but waiting for it takes to long.
$ echo -n '77777777' | hex2date
Thursday, 07. July 2033 03:01:11 +0000 (UTC)
We should look also at 67676767 which is:
Sunday, 22. December 2024 01:12:07 +0000 (UTC)
And 68686868:
Friday, 04. July 2025 23:48:56 +0000 (UTC)
69696969:
Thursday, 15. January 2026 22:25:45 +0000 (UTC)
Linux-time 0x66666666 approaching fast! — Looking at Spellbinding log, yikes! The dreaded timestamp corresponds to: June 10, 2024, at 02:35:18 (UTC) Take appropriate measures - garlic, salt, break glass, sprinkle holy water, whatever, to ward off Satan. You've been warned.