[GNHLUG] Reminder of "UNIX Time" event: Today, Friday 13th, 18:31:30 EST (that is about 6:30 P.M. for Microsoft users) - Marthas Please RSVP

Michael ODonnell michael.odonnell at comcast.net
Mon Feb 16 13:00:07 EST 2009



>>   http://www.1234567890day.com/
>
>http://coolepochcountdown.com/


An NPR radio program (Day to Day) discussing the event was
broadcast on Friday and this followup program will apparently
be heard today at 3pm:

   Unix: An Operating System, Not A Timekeeper
   by Steve Proffitt

  "Day to Day, February 16, 2009 · On "1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0 Day," tech
   lovers all over the world celebrated the moment when the clocks in
   the popular Unix computer operating system struck that exact stream
   of numbers.  But on Feb. 13, Day To Day incorrectly called Unix the
   timekeeper instead of an operating system.  Here is why.

   Audio for this story will be available at approx.  3:00 p.m.  ET"

 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100751250
 http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=17
 http://www.wbur.org/
 


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