The Unix Epoch which is the standard of time for unix (linux) systems all over the known universe will have a unique moment in a few days. The measure of time on a linux system is in seconds since the epoch, which was January 1, 1970, UTC. Since the measure is simply the number of seconds elapsed, it is very convenient for many different applications.
The exciting (at least for some of us) part is that on Friday the 13th, at 4:31:30PM MST, the value of unix time will be “1234567890″.
Truly cool!
