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20-07-2010 2:14pm

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Roomic Cube

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"Welcome, Roomic Cube. | It is 14:12 on July 20 (@591)"

what does the @591 bit mean?

theres probably a place for this in helpdesk or something or faq but you guys will probably respond quicker.....

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#2 20-07-2010 2:16pm
Diabhal Beag

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Registered users online?

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#3 20-07-2010 2:17pm
Fajitas!

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It's the internet time...

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#4 20-07-2010 2:18pm
Roomic Cube

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no that comes up on the left side of it like this

"Currently active users: 5768 (1935 registered, 3833 guests)"

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#5 20-07-2010 2:19pm
_feedback_

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I've heard, when you become a mod, they replace the @ with another number, and the 4 digits are the speed dial for the hookers.

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#6 20-07-2010 2:45pm
AnonoBoy

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It's the amount of days you have left to live.

Devore had a new feature to the site added after a pact with the devil went badly wrong.

Didn't you get the email about it?

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#7 20-07-2010 3:59pm
bonzodog2

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I don't get the date, I get:

Welcome, bonzodog2.
You last visited: Today at 14:01
Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 46.

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#8 20-07-2010 4:00pm
Mr Benevolent

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AnonoBoy wrote: »

It's the amount of days you have left to live.

Devore had a new feature to the site added after a pact with the devil went badly wrong.

That's just like him. No wonder he went to live in the worst country in Europe.

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#9 20-07-2010 4:00pm
coffee_cake

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bonzodog2 wrote: »

I don't get the date, I get:

Welcome, bonzodog2.
You last visited: Today at 14:01
Private Messages: Unread 0, Total 46.

Not that bit, on the main page below that

Anyway it's "internet time", it's pretty cool

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#10 20-07-2010 4:13pm
Anthony Walsh

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@591 refers to 591 beats, there is 1000 beats in a day so therefore @591 would be like 59.1 precent through the day. Which I think is 14:11

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#11 20-07-2010 4:13pm
Abrasax

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Fajitas! wrote: »

It's the internet time...

bluewolf wrote: »

Anyway it's "internet time", it's pretty cool

What's internet time?

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#12 20-07-2010 4:14pm
Fajitas!

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It's the time of the internet.

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#13 20-07-2010 4:14pm
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Abrasax wrote: »

What's internet time?

Couldn't have timed that worse

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#14 20-07-2010 4:15pm
El Weirdo

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Abrasax wrote: »

What's internet time?

http://tinyurl.com/2upxj24

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#15 20-07-2010 4:49pm
WindSock

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Abrasax wrote: »

What's internet time?

Internet time is fun time!

For losers

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#16 20-07-2010 5:33pm
aidan_walsh

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El Weirdo wrote: »

http://tinyurl.com/2upxj24

Well that was surprisingly useless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

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#17 20-07-2010 5:41pm
El Weirdo

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aidan_walsh wrote: »

Well that was surprisingly useless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

Indeed it was. Should have checked it before posting. Edited.

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#18 20-07-2010 8:59pm
Overheal

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So, can we change that on the front page so that links to the explaination of internet time?

eg.

Welcome, Overheal. | It is 15:58 on July 20 (@874) | 674 PMs (0 Unread) | CP | Logout

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#19 20-07-2010 9:51pm
bonzodog2

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bluewolf wrote: »

Not that bit, on the main page below that

Anyway it's "internet time", it's pretty cool

Still not seeing it anywhere on the page

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#20 20-07-2010 11:50pm
OldGoat

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bonzodog2 wrote: »

Still not seeing it anywhere on the page

You are overdrawn on your internetz allowance. Please insert another coin...

I'm older than Minecraft goats.

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#21 21-07-2010 12:06am
Saibh

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bonzodog2 wrote: »

Still not seeing it anywhere on the page

You only see it when you go to the home page (as far as I know).

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#22 21-07-2010 12:19am
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aidan_walsh wrote: »

Well that was surprisingly useless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatch_Internet_Time

If the time is the same everywhere in the world how does it fit with the date?
i.e. if it's July 13th @013 right now, what is the Swatch time in the US?

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#23 21-07-2010 1:42am
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I have to say I never noticed that before at all. Then again, I almost never go to the home page.

Edit: I was sure when I say the "it's the internet time" post above it was a jokey response until I read the wiki link. Never heard of that notion before at all.

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#24 21-07-2010 4:53am
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pickarooney wrote: »

If the time is the same everywhere in the world how does it fit with the date?
i.e. if it's July 13th @013 right now, what is the Swatch time in the US?

the time and date would be the same in the US. using a universal time is not new. GMT or Zulu time has been around for decades.

@591 refers to 591 beats, there is 1000 beats in a day so therefore @591 would be like 59.1 precent through the day. Which I think is 14:11

The central meridian for @time is switzerland, so it would probably be an hour earlier on the 24 hour clock in Ireland.

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#25 21-07-2010 8:48am
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billy the squid wrote: »

the time and date would be the same in the US. using a universal time is not new. GMT or Zulu time has been around for decades.

So even though it's actually July 12th in America they'd still say July 13th? I can't see that catching on!

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#26 21-07-2010 9:59am
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pickarooney wrote: »

So even though it's actually July 12th in America they'd still say July 13th? I can't see that catching on!

It would only be used in areas where multiple timezones are involved.

If you look at the National Hurricane Centre in the US, they produce their advisories in the local time zone in which their storms are located, and in Zulu Time. This is because the area they monitor covers numerous time zones.

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#27 21-07-2010 12:23pm
pickarooney

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billy the squid wrote: »

It would only be used in areas where multiple timezones are involved.

E.g. Earth

Can anyone in the US/Australia/etc. post a screenshot of what internet time looks like on boards when it's a different day in Central Europe to where you are?
Actually, what does it say at 11.30p.m. in Ireland?

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