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ivyleaves 
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Posted: 25 Apr 2010 at 17:28 |
 GM Stormcrow wrote:
Heh. The thing is (and I don't mean this as any sort of implied criticism) - many of our cousins across the pond simply do not understand 24hr clock. We've already had multiple petitions asking us why this game uses "Military Time", and requesting us to change to 12hr.
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American here, and for that reason I believe a 24hr clock is essential - it's already hard enough to deal with the 7-8 hr time difference without getting am and pm mixed up.
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And no, Dwarf women do not have moustaches.
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Only beards, right?
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Kumomoto
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Posted: 12 Apr 2010 at 16:50 |
The_Dude wrote:
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care?  |
It's time to take back this thread from the squints!
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The_Dude
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Posted: 11 Apr 2010 at 15:51 |
Does anybody really know what time it is?
Does anybody really care? |
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HonoredMule
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Posted: 11 Apr 2010 at 06:40 |
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GM Stormcrow
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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 at 14:26 |
HonoredMule wrote:
UTS is true "base time," and never jumps around on you no matter where you are OR what time of year it is. |
Ah... but it does jump (or rather, slip) around on you, HM - dependent on inertial frame and gravitational dilation.
Edited by GM Stormcrow - 10 Apr 2010 at 14:27
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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 at 14:22 |
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GM Stormcrow
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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 at 14:16 |
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It's also worth noting that Zulu time is UTC, not GMT.
Personally, I favour a move to JD (please note, specifically JD - and not MJD, RJD or that Nasa-introduced abomination, TJD). Parts of the game (the lunar phase) for example, run off JD currently so it wouldn't be hard to introduce.
And what's not to love about the simplicity of the JD at the time of this post, a beautifully simple 2455297.09414 ?
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HonoredMule
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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 at 13:55 |
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GMT is offset by daylight savings time. UTS is true "base time," and never jumps around on you no matter where you are OR what time of year it is. I've seen a lot of time-sensitive tech projects use GMT only to have various operations and functions totally screwed up when daylight savings time comes in or out of effect somewhere and suddenly everything goes out of sync with international sources.
Technically, UTC can differ from GMT by up to .9 seconds, but that's generally not a noteworthy issue. Having logs, timestamps, or data snapshots off by an hour is.
Edited by HonoredMule - 10 Apr 2010 at 13:55
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waylander69
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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 at 11:47 |
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Sorry GMT is the time the whole world ticks by then different countries mess about with...i live in spain and am just fine with GMT...mind you i do miss scotland and all that rain...
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rescendent
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Posted: 10 Apr 2010 at 10:44 |
The_Dude wrote:
HonoredMule wrote:
Screw GMT, UTC is where it's at. |
Stumped this Chump again. What is "UTC"? |
UTC can differ to GMT by over 0.9 seconds 
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