--- a/include/core/time.h	Sun May 19 18:25:14 2024 -0400
+++ b/include/core/time.h	Tue Jun 11 04:24:19 2024 -0400
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 namespace Time {
 
 /* this is in SECONDS */
-using Timestamp = uint64_t;
+using Timestamp = int64_t;
 
 enum class Units {
 	Seconds,
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 std::string GetSecondsAsRelativeString(Timestamp length);
 std::string GetSecondsAsAbsoluteString(Units unit_cutoff, Timestamp amount, double unit_in_seconds = 1.0);
 
-int64_t GetSystemTime();
+/* in UTC */
+Timestamp GetSystemTime();
 
 }; // namespace Time
 

--- a/src/core/time.cc	Sun May 19 18:25:14 2024 -0400
+++ b/src/core/time.cc	Tue Jun 11 04:24:19 2024 -0400
@@ -7,24 +7,26 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <string>
 
+#include <QDateTime>
+
 namespace Time {
 
-static int64_t GetSecondsInMinutes(Timestamp length) {
+static Timestamp GetSecondsInMinutes(Timestamp length) {
 	return std::llround(static_cast<double>(length) / 60.0);
 }
 
-static int64_t GetSecondsInHours(Timestamp length) {
+static Timestamp GetSecondsInHours(Timestamp length) {
 	return std::llround(static_cast<double>(length) / 3600.0);
 }
 
-static int64_t GetSecondsInDays(Timestamp length) {
+static Timestamp GetSecondsInDays(Timestamp length) {
 	return std::llround(static_cast<double>(length) / 86400.0);
 }
 
 std::string GetSecondsAsRelativeString(Timestamp length) {
 	std::string result;
 
-	auto get = [](int64_t val, const std::string& s, const std::string& p) {
+	auto get = [](Timestamp val, const std::string& s, const std::string& p) {
 		return Strings::ToUtf8String(val) + " " + (val == 1 ? s : p);
 	};
 
@@ -92,10 +94,8 @@
 	return string.str();
 }
 
-int64_t GetSystemTime() {
-	static_assert(sizeof(int64_t) >= sizeof(time_t));
-	time_t t = std::time(nullptr);
-	return static_cast<int64_t>(t);
+Timestamp GetSystemTime() {
+	return QDateTime::currentDateTime().toUTC().toSecsSinceEpoch();
 }
 
 } // namespace Time