by Ice Cream Jonsey » Tue Oct 29, 2002 4:11 pm
Ben wrote:I have to change it in my profile? You mean, when I register, there's a checkbox that says Do you want the clock to show the correct time?
Oooh, the CORRECT time!! Righty-ho! I got it! Because, right, there is only *one* correct time. And it's whatever time So-Cal is in! Hahaha!
Let me explain to you the concept of "time zones," my sad, sad little friend. In order for mankind to be on the same page of reference when it comes to using such terms as "6:00AM" and/or "6:00PM," we have established the concept of "time zones" to make such references possible. I can say to you, "Hey, it sure is dark out at 11:00PM, ain't it?" and you can say, "Wow! It sure is!!!" and someone in
Evil, Godless, Soviet Republic Breakaway can say, "Da, comrades!!!" to that as well. It's a marvelous little design.
That being said, it means that the time on the BBS is correct....
somewhere in the world! Most likely it is setup for Greenwich time. I don't really know because I set the BBS clock in my profile to be Greenwich minus whatever it is for Mountain Standard Time. The Time Zone in which I live.
So even if I were to
set the BBS clock to something different it would still not be correct for you, because you live in a different time zone and I. And, what, I'm going to set it to Pacific time? AHahhahahahahahahaahhaahahhaha!!! Yeah... RIGHT. The festering culturesore that is the left coast will soon fall into the Pacific ocean itself, due to the fact that every single person who lives over there is a God-hating and altogether souless spawn of demonkin. What happens when the "Big One" hits and that section of the nation is destroyed? Will you then expect me to set the BBS clock AGAIN? Well, no, you won't, because you will be dead. But still.
I hope this clears things up.
[quote="Ben"]I have to change it in my profile? You mean, when I register, there's a checkbox that says [i]Do you want the clock to show the correct time?[/i]
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Oooh, the CORRECT time!! Righty-ho! I got it! Because, right, there is only *one* correct time. And it's whatever time So-Cal is in! Hahaha!
Let me explain to you the concept of "time zones," my sad, sad little friend. In order for mankind to be on the same page of reference when it comes to using such terms as "6:00AM" and/or "6:00PM," we have established the concept of "time zones" to make such references possible. I can say to you, "Hey, it sure is dark out at 11:00PM, ain't it?" and you can say, "Wow! It sure is!!!" and someone in [i]Evil, Godless, Soviet Republic Breakaway[/i] can say, "Da, comrades!!!" to that as well. It's a marvelous little design.
That being said, it means that the time on the BBS is correct.... [i]somewhere in the world![/i] Most likely it is setup for Greenwich time. I don't really know because I set the BBS clock in my profile to be Greenwich minus whatever it is for Mountain Standard Time. The Time Zone in which I live.
So even if I were to [i]set[/i] the BBS clock to something different it would still not be correct for you, because you live in a different time zone and I. And, what, I'm going to set it to Pacific time? AHahhahahahahahahaahhaahahhaha!!! Yeah... RIGHT. The festering culturesore that is the left coast will soon fall into the Pacific ocean itself, due to the fact that every single person who lives over there is a God-hating and altogether souless spawn of demonkin. What happens when the "Big One" hits and that section of the nation is destroyed? Will you then expect me to set the BBS clock AGAIN? Well, no, you won't, because you will be dead. But still.
I hope this clears things up.