Unix Doomsday

February 13th is also Friday the 13th this month. The almighty Wikipedia (from which I receive roughly 82% of all my trivial information) tells us that fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia (and that fear of just the number 13 is called triskaidekaphobia). Most people consider fear over this day to be based on pure superstition, and I totally agree. What I am afraid of, though, is the fact that this particular Friday the 13th is also going to pass 1234567890 in Unix time, also known as POSIX time.

As my good friend Adama would say, grab your gun and bring in the cat. This is an omen for nerds everywhere. Something big is going on - could be good; could be bad. Personally I think I'll lay low and keep my finger on the ESC key.