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Leap year software glitch closes fuel pumps across New Zealand (www.straitstimes.com)
submitted 8 months ago by fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 43 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

So they can log how much is being used, track how old it is, etc.

Why wouldn’t a company want to have the date alongside their inventory and sales.

[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cause the actual date doesn't matter.

You log epoch time, and convert as needed.

Though the as-needed convert may be the issue.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Epoch Fail!

[–] PapaStevesy@midwest.social 5 points 8 months ago

Surely you can do all that without tying the functioning of the entire pumping system directly to the time stamp though, right?