▲ 265 ▼ Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field (www.theregister.com) submitted 5 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 106 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 83 points 5 months ago (4 children) Everyone should set it to 1970-01-01. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (3 children) Ive been born since 1900-01-01 for a long time now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BillibusMaximus@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (2 children) Me too! Although someone (steam maybe? I don't remember) updated their system and won't take it anymore. So now it's 1930-01-01. You should try it. It's like I'm 30 years younger! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] org@lemmy.org 7 points 5 months ago 0001-01-01 I’m old. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Born just in time to not be able to be a nazi! Yes, I know the Hitler Youth existed....but I don't hold that against those (at the time) children. They were being conditioned to support a system they didn't understand. I figure anyone younger than 20 is too young to be blamed for all that crap. The brain stops developing at age 23. So I don't expect an 8 year old to hold a very good grasp on international politics and wars. Especially in an age where an hour nightly AM radio broadcast, and a daily morning newspaper were your only source for news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago The brain stops developing at age 23. No it doesn’t. The brain continues to develop and change throughout the lifetime of the organism. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago happily updates its birthdate to 2018-01-01 you can't blame me now. Take that, woke people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago Most people are born on the same date their whole life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] raman_klogius@ani.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) The tech nerds should be setting theirs to 1970-01-01 at 00:00 UTC. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (3 children) Why permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago That's the Unix Epoch. The time and date in Linux and Unix is the number of seconds since then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* That's the default time when the CMOS battery is dead and the RTC is reset. permalink fedilink source parent [–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago It is the beginning of cataclysm-simulation_67 permalink fedilink source parent [–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago In other news there has been a massive uptick in Boomers converting to Linux.... permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrbn@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Nah, I'm all about that 9001/01/01 life permalink fedilink source parent [–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago* My go to is usually 1978-09-21 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 28 points 5 months ago (3 children) Ive been born since 1900-01-01 for a long time now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] BillibusMaximus@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (2 children) Me too! Although someone (steam maybe? I don't remember) updated their system and won't take it anymore. So now it's 1930-01-01. You should try it. It's like I'm 30 years younger! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] org@lemmy.org 7 points 5 months ago 0001-01-01 I’m old. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Born just in time to not be able to be a nazi! Yes, I know the Hitler Youth existed....but I don't hold that against those (at the time) children. They were being conditioned to support a system they didn't understand. I figure anyone younger than 20 is too young to be blamed for all that crap. The brain stops developing at age 23. So I don't expect an 8 year old to hold a very good grasp on international politics and wars. Especially in an age where an hour nightly AM radio broadcast, and a daily morning newspaper were your only source for news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago The brain stops developing at age 23. No it doesn’t. The brain continues to develop and change throughout the lifetime of the organism. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago happily updates its birthdate to 2018-01-01 you can't blame me now. Take that, woke people. permalink fedilink source parent [–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago Most people are born on the same date their whole life. permalink fedilink source parent [–] raman_klogius@ani.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) The tech nerds should be setting theirs to 1970-01-01 at 00:00 UTC. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (3 children) Why permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago That's the Unix Epoch. The time and date in Linux and Unix is the number of seconds since then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* That's the default time when the CMOS battery is dead and the RTC is reset. permalink fedilink source parent [–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago It is the beginning of cataclysm-simulation_67 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BillibusMaximus@sh.itjust.works 15 points 5 months ago (2 children) Me too! Although someone (steam maybe? I don't remember) updated their system and won't take it anymore. So now it's 1930-01-01. You should try it. It's like I'm 30 years younger! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] org@lemmy.org 7 points 5 months ago 0001-01-01 I’m old. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Born just in time to not be able to be a nazi! Yes, I know the Hitler Youth existed....but I don't hold that against those (at the time) children. They were being conditioned to support a system they didn't understand. I figure anyone younger than 20 is too young to be blamed for all that crap. The brain stops developing at age 23. So I don't expect an 8 year old to hold a very good grasp on international politics and wars. Especially in an age where an hour nightly AM radio broadcast, and a daily morning newspaper were your only source for news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago The brain stops developing at age 23. No it doesn’t. The brain continues to develop and change throughout the lifetime of the organism. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago happily updates its birthdate to 2018-01-01 you can't blame me now. Take that, woke people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world -4 points 5 months ago (2 children) Born just in time to not be able to be a nazi! Yes, I know the Hitler Youth existed....but I don't hold that against those (at the time) children. They were being conditioned to support a system they didn't understand. I figure anyone younger than 20 is too young to be blamed for all that crap. The brain stops developing at age 23. So I don't expect an 8 year old to hold a very good grasp on international politics and wars. Especially in an age where an hour nightly AM radio broadcast, and a daily morning newspaper were your only source for news. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago The brain stops developing at age 23. No it doesn’t. The brain continues to develop and change throughout the lifetime of the organism. permalink fedilink source parent [–] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago happily updates its birthdate to 2018-01-01 you can't blame me now. Take that, woke people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CentipedeFarrier@piefed.social 3 points 5 months ago The brain stops developing at age 23. No it doesn’t. The brain continues to develop and change throughout the lifetime of the organism. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yabbadabaddon@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago happily updates its birthdate to 2018-01-01 you can't blame me now. Take that, woke people. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zerofk@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago Most people are born on the same date their whole life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 9 points 5 months ago (1 child) The tech nerds should be setting theirs to 1970-01-01 at 00:00 UTC. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (3 children) Why permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago That's the Unix Epoch. The time and date in Linux and Unix is the number of seconds since then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* That's the default time when the CMOS battery is dead and the RTC is reset. permalink fedilink source parent [–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago It is the beginning of cataclysm-simulation_67 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (3 children) Why permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago That's the Unix Epoch. The time and date in Linux and Unix is the number of seconds since then. permalink fedilink source parent [–] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* That's the default time when the CMOS battery is dead and the RTC is reset. permalink fedilink source parent [–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago It is the beginning of cataclysm-simulation_67 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 5 months ago That's the Unix Epoch. The time and date in Linux and Unix is the number of seconds since then. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago* That's the default time when the CMOS battery is dead and the RTC is reset. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago It is the beginning of cataclysm-simulation_67 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago In other news there has been a massive uptick in Boomers converting to Linux.... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrbn@lemmy.ca 1 point 5 months ago Nah, I'm all about that 9001/01/01 life permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LincolnsDogFido@lemmy.zip 1 point 5 months ago* My go to is usually 1978-09-21 permalink fedilink source parent