I got to my linux workstation, cloned the git repo and dug into the code. Could not figure out how the limitation worked though. Turned out, it did not - the pr

I got to my linux workstation, cloned the git repo and dug into the code. Could not figure out how the limitation worked though. Turned out, it did not - the problem was specific to my mac's git. So yes, you can author files from 1970 - it is not a big deal. Thought it was kind of a weird limitation.