Hey if you thought Y2K was bad, wait 31 more years.
In computing, the year 2038 problem may cause some computer software to fail in or about the year 2038.
The latest time that can be represented in this format, following the POSIX standard, is 03:14:07 UTC on Tuesday, January 19, 2038. Times beyond this moment will “wrap around” and be represented internally as a negative number, and cause programs to fail, since they will see these times not as being in 2038 but rather in 1970 or 1901, depending on the implementation. Erroneous calculations and decisions may therefore result.
I hope those zany programmers get it right this time around and cause total world chaos with their time glitch. Lets all start building shelters and stocking up on food. More information can be found in the one and only Year 2038 problem - Wikipedia.
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