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We Found a Ticking Time Bomb in macOS TCP Networking - It Detonates After Exactly 49 Days - Photon Blog (photon.codes)

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[–] chtk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 months ago (1 child)

49 days period is too specific.

49.7 days is also the maximum uptime for Windows 95 and 98.

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[–] fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

No it's not. That's just the point at which a timer overflows which could cause a problem but it doesn't guarantee one.

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[–] Aatube@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

https://www.cnet.com/culture/windows-may-crash-after-49-7-days/

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