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As we enter a new decade, we are quickly approaching what many call the new Millennium bug. It’s being called Y2038 , with a clear reference to Y2k. What is Y2k? For those unaware of Y2k, it was referred to as the bug of the millennia. The year 2000 was not short of its many conspiracies. The issue with Y2k was the entry into a new millenia, the year 2000 was to be represented in many date formats with 2 digits. This issue was real for many programs and systems that used dates in 2 digits rather than 4 digits. Fortunately on January 1st, 2000 the world did not end and Y2k did not crash and burn, planes did not drop out of the sky, and banks did not dispose of all its cash as it had been exaggerated to accomplish. There were minor consequences that occurred, and a few dates around the world did read as January 1st, 19100.  What will happen in 2038? Although the issue was solved, I recently came across an article explaining why we may have a bigger is