Tag: Y2K

2147483647. You might recognize it as the maximum value of an integer in several programming languages, or the highest score you can get in a lot of video games, or a number that pops up when you get a database error message. Well, Twitter's numbered tweets are fast approaching 2147483647, and, although I'm sure Twitter's databases are properly configured, a site called Twitpocalypse is ...

The time between Christmas and New Year's is what folks in the biz typically like to call a slow news period. But in the fast-paced world of technology (cue the Quantum Leap-them song styled synth pop), the news never stops. Here are some of the stories you might have missed if you were spending too much quality time with the family this week. Flipping the Linux Switch: The GNOME Desktop ...

If you thought the Y2K bug had a lot of world ending potential, you might want to skip this post right now. If we don't blow ourselves up by 2038, the end of the world is going to have little to do with nukes and a lot to do with Unix because Unix systems can't keep track of the date past January 19, 2038. According to Y2K38.info, Unix keeps track of the date and time using a four byte integer ...