Time-t Party

time_t Party

The Unix time_t reaches 1234567890 this Friday at about 3:30 PM PST. Noisebridge is celebrating with tea (thyme optional), scones, and a variety of time-related lightning talks.

When

Friday February 13 from 3PM; feel free to show up earlier (but at risk that you may arrive before the first member, unless you are a member).

What

• tea
• thyme tea
• scones
• devonshire cream
• 1234567890 = Fri Feb 13 15:31:30 2009 PST

Agenda

• Talks:
  • What is Unix time, anyways?! (aka "In the beginning...") - adi
  • converting between Unix time and boring time - adi
  • Decimal time -- kiloseconds, megaseconds, gigaseconds. - adi
  • Leap seconds and the epoch - User:Schoen
  • the making of thyme tea User:Schoen
  • timezones that time forgot (probably not to happen, alas) User:charliep
  • pareidolia, or Finding Patterns In Everything 'cuz I'm a Homo Sapiens. - User:Schoen
  • The Y2038 problem - adi
  • (add more!)
• Tea
• Scones