How does the quote date coding work?

[Dominator]

When you quote someone and it shows the date like "date=1340494994", how does this work? Are there any specific parameters or anything?

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[Regulith]

It's Unix time

[dkamm65]

It's the number of seconds that have passed since 0:00 UTC on January 1st, 1970.

[Zuero]

It's the number of seconds that have passed since 0:00 UTC on January 1st, 1970.

somehow dkamm is right
i did the math
and the final result was 42 years
2012 - 42 = 1970

[dkamm65]

somehow dkamm is right
i did the math
and the final result was 42 years
2012 - 42 = 1970

What do you mean, somehow?

[dorkdotdan]

I learn something new everyday.

[Darkness ZXW]

somehow dkamm is right
i did the math
and the final result was 42 years
2012 - 42 = 1970

I get it.

[Alyx Vance]

But why choose that date?

[dorkdotdan]

But why choose that date?

thats when the internet was invented duh

[Kalphiter]

thats when the internet was invented duh

Please tell me you're kidding.

1970 was chosen because Unix was invented in 1969

[BanishedLetters]

Please tell me you're kidding.

I'm pretty sure he was :s

[curiosblockland6]

It's the number of seconds that have passed since 0:00 UTC on January 1st, 1970.

Damn, and I was thinking I knew everything about this forum.

[Butler]

Damn, and I was thinking I knew everything about this forum.

Now you do.


Now you do...

[e-maxx]

Now you do.


Now you do...

y u so old bro

[Nickelob Ultra]

Damn, and I was thinking I knew everything about this forum.

It's Unix.  As-in, it's not a system that's exclusive to our forum.

Read more, the more you know!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix