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The universe started in 1970. Anyone claiming to be over 38 is lying about their age.

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[Cueball sits at a computer, staring at the screen and rubbing his chin in thought. A friend stands behind him.]
Cueball: Weird โ€” My code's crashing when given pre-1970 dates.
Friend [pointing at Cueball and his computer]: Epoch fail!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

I used to work on some insurance software that went haywire in 2018 when a 20 year policy was created. That wasn't a fun month for us.

Also, wtf, 2018 was 6 years ago!?