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		lathiat on Dec 11, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 64-bit unix timestamp is not supported in MySQL fu... decades of history and following decades old standards from the start of computing in the 70s, 80s.. will do that to you.

jbverschoor on Dec 11, 2019 | [–]

Decades of MySQL not following standards you mean?

petre on Dec 11, 2019 | [–]

They should probably map to DATETIME internally but it inefficient for storage.

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