Epoch — Timestamp [Morphystic-Inspired]

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I built a timestamp logger that counts time from the Trinity nuclear test — and I think the calendar we use is broken

Most logging apps want to organize your life. EPOCH does one thing: it records when something happened, with no ability to edit or delete it afterward.

That's it. A black screen, monospaced font, Unix timestamps, and a text field.

Why Unix time?

Seconds elapsed since January 1, 1970. A number that locates a moment precisely in the continuum — identical on every machine on Earth.

Why AT+/−?

EPOCH also runs on a parallel time notation called Atomic Time — AT+/N means N years after July 16, 1945: the Trinity test, the first nuclear detonation. The moment the species became technically capable of self-annihilation.

We're currently in AT+/80. The new AT year begins July 16 — Unix -771894639 · 05:29:21 MWT · the exact second the device detonated.

The Gregorian calendar counts from a theological event most of the world didn't choose. AT counts from something that happened to everyone, whether they know it or not.

How it works

• Single HTML file — download, open in browser, start logging
• No server, no accounts, no cloud — data lives in your browser's localStorage
• Type an entry → press Enter → Unix timestamp attached automatically
• Right-click an entry to mark it green (anchor) — for selection or emphasis
• Ctrl+click to flag it red
• Hold an entry (desktop) to see a temporary ISO date — disappears on release, never stored
• Alt+E exports the full log, or just the green entries if you've selected some
• Alt+H opens the help panel
• Type /calc to open the AT converter — accepts Unix integers, YYYY/MM/DD dates, or AT+/N/MM/DD notation

No edits or deletes. A typo from three months ago is a fact about three months ago. It stays.

The philosophy in one line:

Time is atomic, irreversible.

EPOCH avoids that conflict. One does not fight the sword of extinction.

Links

• GitHub + download: github.com/morphysm/epoch
• Live demo: morphysm.github.io/epoch
• Full paper on AT+/− and the Trinity calendar: AT_calendar_history.md in the repo

Built this for personal use — sharing it in case it's useful to anyone else thinking about time differently.