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:The number is literally a count of <s>milli</s>seconds between the Unix "Epoch" (1/1/1970 at 00:00:00). The Unix standard uses a single large number to represent the absolute amount of time that has passed since that time. Calendar algorithms know how to translate that number into a human-readable date/time (remember, the Gregorian calendar and the 12/24-hour clock are really just human-devised methods to tell what day and time it is). There are lots of good whitepapers that describe how these algorithms work. The basic calculation is shown in the Trivia section. [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 21:06, 1 January 2015 (UTC) | :The number is literally a count of <s>milli</s>seconds between the Unix "Epoch" (1/1/1970 at 00:00:00). The Unix standard uses a single large number to represent the absolute amount of time that has passed since that time. Calendar algorithms know how to translate that number into a human-readable date/time (remember, the Gregorian calendar and the 12/24-hour clock are really just human-devised methods to tell what day and time it is). There are lots of good whitepapers that describe how these algorithms work. The basic calculation is shown in the Trivia section. [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 21:06, 1 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
::Whoops - number of SECONDS since epoch, not milliseconds. Sorry. :) [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 21:25, 1 January 2015 (UTC) | ::Whoops - number of SECONDS since epoch, not milliseconds. Sorry. :) [[User:KieferSkunk|KieferSkunk]] ([[User talk:KieferSkunk|talk]]) 21:25, 1 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
β | :::By the way, a handy site for this is http://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.php . | + | :::By the way, a handy site for this is http://www.unixtimestamp.com/index.php . |
the title text gives a date of 30 not 31 which means randell made a mistake!!! | the title text gives a date of 30 not 31 which means randell made a mistake!!! |