The forum clock from outer space?

ragnar · 09-11-2003, 02:50 AM

The forum clock doesn't seem to match the real time very well. For me it is four and a half hour wrong.

You probably already knew this, but I couldn't hold myself from reporting it.

James · 09-11-2003, 03:04 AM

its a good five hours off for me. Forum time: 11:31. My time (GMT) 16:31. Have I set something wrong?

ragnar · 09-11-2003, 03:28 AM

I *have* set the timezone correct in the user cp.

The forum time now is 01:27 PM while real time is 05:55 PM.

Tamara · 09-11-2003, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ragnar

I *have* set the timezone correct in the user cp.

He didn't say you hadn't

ragnar · 09-11-2003, 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Tamara

He didn't say you hadn't

No, that should probably have been *I* have, not I *have*.

***tabacco*** · 09-11-2003, 04:37 AM

Either vb3 or our server has a major time issue. If it's vb3, it'll be corrected by the final release hopefully. If it's the server, it probably won't get corrected til the next DST rollover.

Zanthia · 09-12-2003, 03:11 AM

Its still wrong. 6 and half(?) hours error for me. But I am sure that it is proper time somewhere.

Firefoot · 10-26-2003, 08:39 AM

Somebody fix the darn thing... it now says it is 11:08PM, but it is around 21:48 here... I can never fix that with timezones... they are mostly in half hours...

Zygomaticus · 10-26-2003, 08:46 AM

Why is this such a big problem? Don't you guys have clocks around you? Or even the little clock on your computer in the bottom right corner?

DomStLeger · 10-26-2003, 09:21 AM

It does help if the times next to posts are real time and not AMT (Adventure Mean Time)

Zygomaticus · 10-26-2003, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DomStLeger

It does help if the times next to posts are real time and not AMT (Adventure Mean Time)

Well, you could always consider them relatively, with a little bit of Math. Now I look at the AMT clock, and, say I see, 5 PM. It's really 1 PM. And a post was made at 3 PM AMT, so I know it must've been made at 11 AM my time, or two hours ago. It's a piece of cake.

Zanthia · 10-27-2003, 03:00 AM

IF the clocks has same speed as your clock.

Mattsius · 10-27-2003, 05:51 AM

I also think that it's a bit annoying. One would think that it's not that hard to fix the bloody thing.

Firefoot · 10-27-2003, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Kode

Well, you could always consider them relatively, with a little bit of Math. Now I look at the AMT clock, and, say I see, 5 PM. It's really 1 PM. And a post was made at 3 PM AMT, so I know it must've been made at 11 AM my time, or two hours ago. It's a piece of cake.

Yeah... could be, but I lack in calculation without calculator... and if the AMT just said 8:40PM it was actually 19:19 (7:19PM)... sow... If I substract 81 minutes from the post time I end up on the real time... :eek:

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-27-2003, 08:02 AM

I hate doing math. Fix the f#$king clock.

Pleeeez!

Zanthia · 10-28-2003, 03:21 AM

What does it matter, when where the posts posted, anyway?

ragnar · 10-28-2003, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

I hate doing math. Fix the f#$king clock.

Pleeeez!

Then, now is a perfect time for starting to love math!

remixor · 10-28-2003, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Zanthia

What does it matter, when where the posts posted, anyway?

It's often convenient to know how long ago things were posted. And besides, a working clock is just plain better than a broken one.

Zygomaticus · 10-29-2003, 03:55 AM

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Originally Posted by remixor

It's often convenient to know how long ago things were posted. And besides, a working clock is just plain better than a broken one.

But it's also plain better to spend the time spent trying to fix it, in other ways

Zanthia · 10-29-2003, 04:52 AM

So the question is now what is plain best- working clock or free time.

09-11-2003, 02:50 AM	#1
ragnar Knowledgeable Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 1,510	The forum clock from outer space? The forum clock doesn't seem to match the real time very well. For me it is four and a half hour wrong. You probably already knew this, but I couldn't hold myself from reporting it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Rem acu tetigisti -- Jeeves Read my adventure game reviews here Blaskan Dragon Go Server Ragnar Ouchterlony

09-11-2003, 03:04 AM	#2
James Prove it all night Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 730	its a good five hours off for me. Forum time: 11:31. My time (GMT) 16:31. Have I set something wrong? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - Thomas Edward Lawrence

09-11-2003, 03:28 AM	#3
ragnar Knowledgeable Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 1,510	I have set the timezone correct in the user cp. The forum time now is 01:27 PM while real time is 05:55 PM. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Rem acu tetigisti -- Jeeves Read my adventure game reviews here Blaskan Dragon Go Server Ragnar Ouchterlony

09-11-2003, 04:37 AM	#6
*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Either vb3 or our server has a major time issue. If it's vb3, it'll be corrected by the final release hopefully. If it's the server, it probably won't get corrected til the next DST rollover. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-12-2003, 03:11 AM	#7
Zanthia Sky is not the limit Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kyrandia Posts: 1,496	Its still wrong. 6 and half(?) hours error for me. But I am sure that it is proper time somewhere. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RUBY + EXOTIC FLOWER = RED POTION TOPAZ + TULIP = YELLOW POTION RED POTION + YELLOW POTION= ORANGE POTION

10-26-2003, 08:39 AM	#8
Firefoot Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 495	Somebody fix the darn thing... it now says it is 11:08PM, but it is around 21:48 here... I can never fix that with timezones... they are mostly in half hours... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Boxes get lonely from time to time, people put them up the shelves so that they can have some company... No, really! - Ren Silver Emma is unbeatable, but here are My DVD's...

10-26-2003, 08:46 AM	#9
Zygomaticus Liver of Life Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,317	Why is this such a big problem? Don't you guys have clocks around you? Or even the little clock on your computer in the bottom right corner? Share Share this post on Twitter

10-26-2003, 09:21 AM	#10
DomStLeger Whinging Pom Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, England, UK Posts: 1,032	It does help if the times next to posts are real time and not AMT (Adventure Mean Time) Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Dom Currently Playing Tex Murphey - Under a Killing Moon (YAY GOG.com!) Recently Completed Broken Sword Director's Cut Still Get Mozilla Firefox! Forget that Chrome and IE rubbish!

10-27-2003, 03:00 AM	#12
Zanthia Sky is not the limit Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kyrandia Posts: 1,496	IF the clocks has same speed as your clock. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RUBY + EXOTIC FLOWER = RED POTION TOPAZ + TULIP = YELLOW POTION RED POTION + YELLOW POTION= ORANGE POTION

10-27-2003, 05:51 AM	#13
Mattsius Mostly absent Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Turku, Finland Posts: 2,532	I also think that it's a bit annoying. One would think that it's not that hard to fix the bloody thing. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-27-2003, 08:02 AM	#15
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	I hate doing math. Fix the f#$king clock. Pleeeez! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

10-28-2003, 03:21 AM	#16
Zanthia Sky is not the limit Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kyrandia Posts: 1,496	What does it matter, when where the posts posted, anyway? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RUBY + EXOTIC FLOWER = RED POTION TOPAZ + TULIP = YELLOW POTION RED POTION + YELLOW POTION= ORANGE POTION

10-29-2003, 04:52 AM	#20
Zanthia Sky is not the limit Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Kyrandia Posts: 1,496	So the question is now what is plain best- working clock or free time. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ RUBY + EXOTIC FLOWER = RED POTION TOPAZ + TULIP = YELLOW POTION RED POTION + YELLOW POTION= ORANGE POTION

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