Subj : anyway the wind blows
To   : August Abolins
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Thu Apr 15 2021 02:43:02

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Hey August!

 AA> The ftsc write-ups could serve as a guidebook for solutions and
 AA> examples and help remove ambiguity and false interpretations.

FTA-1006 might be of interest to you wrt the subject at hand.

 AA> Even 2038 maybe of little concern for most of here right now. :(

Arguably we're still stuck back in 1995 or at best 1998 which makes the tagline below rather ominous given that was when I thought the two digit year should have gotten the heave-ho.  :-|

I think my tinfoil hat might need readjusting or perhaps I should turn off the random tagline thingy ... or both?

 AA> Yes.. it is sad that there is not much new or alternative
 AA> emerging in the "ideas" department for FTN.

I think they are out there lurking.  Before the election in FTSC_PUBLIC there was some chatter happening about the winds of change that hopefully will be restarted soon.

 AA> I do hope to see what transpires commencing 2038.

For me it is in the realm of possible but I don't know how active I'll be then ... if I make it that far that is.  However I think I am well equipped for it and have been for quite some time now.  Heck I have been experimenting with 2106 which I am positive I won't be here to see but am still highly interested in playing with the idea of it and hence the flexible seconds field of my so-called proposed MSGID serialno.  Here is what I see happening exactly one second after the 2106 expiry date;

  100000000-00000000

Note that the first hex field is now 9 hex characters instead of 8, while the nanosecond part following the ascii dash remains fixed at 8 hex characters.  The first hex field will increase to 10 hex characters one second after "36812-02-20 00:36:15.000000000+00:00" in rfc-3339 speak.  What are the odds that fidonet will have finally gotten over it's hardon for the two digit year before then?

Life is good,
Maurice

.... Eall þæt mon untidlice onginþ, næfþ hit no æltæþne ende.
    Anything begun at the wrong time will never have a good end.
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