Unix-Lovers, Rejoice It's 1234567890 Day!
Friday, February 13, 2009, 23:40

Today, Friday February 13th, will see lots of non-computer nerd types hiding in their houses and staying away from ladders, mirrors, black cats and other superstitious lore surrounding Friday the 13th. But those geeks? well they're going to be out celebrating 1234567890 day. At exactly 3:31:30pm in Pacific Time today, 0:31:30 on Saturday the 14th CET, the Unix time (a popular "clock" used in computer systems that simply counts the seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970) will read 1234567890—and there are hometown parties being held all around the world...
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