if you are running mysql on a NetBSD/Alpha, could you
please do this select command in mysql console and
tell me what you get:

mysql> select NOW();

i'm getting 

mysql> select NOW();
+---------------------+
| NOW()               |
+---------------------+
| 2136-11-12 06:05:57 |
+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

this is what i'm running:

mysql> status
--------------
mysql  Ver 9.38 Distrib 3.22.32, for -netbsd (alpha)

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