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The internet did in fact exist in the 1960s. I think you're thinking of the World Wide Web, which was somewhere in the 80s. When you say "internet", you mean communication between two computers, which was what they first used it for.

Yeah, I know the difference; tbh I just thought "World Wide Web" would sound funny in the title. I think "Internet" refers to more than just two computers though.

And actually according to this, the ARPANET was first used in 1969. They didn't start using the term "Internet" until 1974.

Yes, I just used Wikipedia as a source. Yes, I am ashamed.

It's my fault. I took my laptop back to the 1960's a few months back and left it their by mistake. I guess people have been using it.

Keep in mind it was a complete accident, and next time I won't leave anything behind.

I did originally think that Rurik was a bit savage in ripping your arguments apart, but I side with him now, because that is rubbish. I was open to the fact that some people view vampires as beings who feed on other people's auras/energy; I have heard that theory before. But going back in time is utter rubbish.
If you're being sarcastic then fair enough, I will apologise for biting you, so to speak (I just woke up), but every thread doesn't need a sarcastic comment like that.

As for me, I've seen silly dates on comments before, but not quite that far back.

The internet in fact exist in the 1960s. I think you're thinking of the World Wide Web, which was somewhere in the 80s. When you say "internet", you mean communication between two computers, which was what they first used it for.

Connecting between 2 computers is called networking

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I've been noticing this weird glitch with some sites lately, including this one. I think this speaks for itself.... O.o

When I first saw this a few months ago, I assumed it was just a weird glitch with this forum and just forgot about it. But then I noticed it again on a different forum with the same year, 1969. (I forgot to take a screenshot though ): ) This forum also happens to use Phpbb, so I thought it might have something to do with that.
But just today, I read something in a Neopets article about someone with a 1969 join date. Upon doing more research (read: Google), I found that this has also happened with some Youtube join dates, DeviantART comments, and  other forums (look at the join dates on their posts). Here is another example; posters #6 and #7's join dates both say 1969 on their posts, but their profiles both display normal dates. Even Google seems to be having glitch causing problems in their groups.

Has anyone ever heard of this before? Why December 1969? It seems really odd and I can't think of any possible explanations for why so many sites would have the same weird glitch.

It's my fault. I took my laptop back to the 1960's a few months back and left it their by mistake. I guess people have been using it.

Keep in mind it was a complete accident, and next time I won't leave anything behind.

Wasn't this issue already solved by the other members?

I've been noticing this weird glitch with some sites lately, including this one. I think this speaks for itself.... O.o

When I first saw this a few months ago, I assumed it was just a weird glitch with this forum and just forgot about it. But then I noticed it again on a different forum with the same year, 1969. (I forgot to take a screenshot though ): ) This forum also happens to use Phpbb, so I thought it might have something to do with that.
But just today, I read something in a Neopets article about someone with a 1969 join date. Upon doing more research (read: Google), I found that this has also happened with some Youtube join dates, DeviantART comments, and  other forums (look at the join dates on their posts). Here is another example; posters #6 and #7's join dates both say 1969 on their posts, but their profiles both display normal dates. Even Google seems to be having glitch causing problems in their groups.

Has anyone ever heard of this before? Why December 1969? It seems really odd and I can't think of any possible explanations for why so many sites would have the same weird glitch.

It's my fault. I took my laptop back to the 1960's a few months back and left it their by mistake. I guess people have been using it.

Keep in mind it was a complete accident, and next time I won't leave anything behind.

I've seen this date before in many other forums I go to. There's a reason for that, but I can't remember why that happens unfortunately.

Edit: Oh! It has something to do with what's called a Unix timestamp. When the site server becomes corrupt/has an error of some sort, timestamps, which mark your date of a post, can become corrupted. Corrupted timestamps end up making some posts go back to a default date, which is Dec. 31 1969 for some reason.

It's also when the internal clock battery in your motherboard dies...

I looked up more information about this, and it looks like the timestamps are generated from the time since January 1st, 1970, the "Unix Epoch." So it makes sense that that would be the default.

Depending on what timezone you're in, January 1st, 1970 could also be December 31st, 1969, which is probably why it showed up that way for me. Interesting...

Edit: Now this makes sense to me. =P

Edit: Oh! It has something to do with what's called a Unix timestamp. When the site server becomes corrupt/has an error of some sort, timestamps, which mark your date of a post, can become corrupted. Corrupted timestamps end up making some posts go back to a default date, which is Dec. 31 1969 for some reason.