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  • A 64-bit signed integer can represent timestamps far into the future—roughly 292 billion years in fact, which should cover us until well after the heat death of the universe. Until we discover a solution for that fundamental physical limit, we should be fine.

    Come on now, heat death will take far more than 10¹⁰⁰ years, not just 3x10¹¹. It’s not the point of the article but get your facts right.

    I’m not too worried about the year 2038 problem. I suspect it will be similar to Y2K, with a bit of overhyped panic, but with most stuff being patched beforehand to avoid issues.