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10/30/2005 10:03:30 AM · #1 |
At 2:00 AM EDT today, Daylight Saving Time ended in the eastern United States (this is commonly known as Summer Time in various other countries). Accordingly, please make the following adjustments:
If you live in Eastern Indiana, the non-Navajo portions of Arizona, Hawaii, any country that does not observe Daylight Saving (Summer) Time, or any country that did not end Summer Time today:Please be aware the time differential between your local time and the Current Server Time has changed. Please refer to the Current Server Time that appears at the bottom of each page on this site. The effect of this time change is that the changeover will happen one hour later (in your local time) than you are normally accustomed to. The change will still happen at midnight server time.
If you live in the rest of the US, Canada, or any other country that ends Daylight Saving (Summer) Time today: Please be sure to reset the time in your camera. It is your responsibility to ensure your camera properly matches your local time.
If you live in Australia, or any other country that BEGINS Daylight Saving (Summer) Time today. Please be aware the time differential between your local time and the Current Server Time has changed. Please refer to the Current Server Time that appears at the bottom of each page on this site. In most cases, the effect of this time change is that the changeover will happen two hours later (in your local time) than you are normally accustomed to. The change will still happen at midnight server time.
WHETHER YOU OBSERVE DAYLIGHT SAVING/SUMMER TIME OR NOT, THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO VERIFY THAT THE DATE AND TIME AS STORED IN YOUR CAMERA ARE CORRECT, SO PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO DO SO NOW!
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10/30/2005 10:06:55 AM · #2 |
Thanks for the reminder. I had completely forgotten about the cameras!
Why do the radio and television stations focus on smoke alarm batteries and ignore such vital information such as changing camera clocks??
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10/30/2005 10:07:24 AM · #3 |
good call, I forgot about the camera too.
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10/30/2005 11:39:47 AM · #4 |
| Thanks for the reminder. This will serve as a little bump for us late rising west coasties. |
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10/30/2005 01:48:10 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by jbsmithana:
Thanks for the reminder. This will serve as a little bump for us late rising west coasties. |
Earlier-than-usual risers under the circumstances : ) |
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10/30/2005 01:56:55 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by strangeghost:
Thanks for the reminder. I had completely forgotten about the cameras!
Why do the radio and television stations focus on smoke alarm batteries and ignore such vital information such as changing camera clocks??
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LOL! |
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10/30/2005 11:32:47 PM · #7 |
| A very timely reminder. lol |
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10/31/2005 02:01:54 AM · #8 |
| LOL - guess I have my priorities in order - my camera was first clock reset... |
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10/31/2005 02:06:19 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by BradP:
LOL - guess I have my priorities in order - my camera was first clock reset... |
Hell, ever since my beautiful summer-end dawn was DQ'd I've been resetting my clock/date DAILY just to be on the safe side, LOL.
R.
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10/31/2005 02:59:08 AM · #10 |
| how does it affect challenge entry deadlines if we live in south africa? |
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10/31/2005 03:09:04 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by danica22:
how does it affect challenge entry deadlines if we live in south africa? |
It doesn't effect the deadlines at all; deadlines are all based on server time. You can always see what the server date/time is by looking at the bottom of any DPC page.
Robt.
Message edited by author 2005-10-31 03:10:06.
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10/31/2005 03:10:25 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by danica22:
how does it affect challenge entry deadlines if we live in south africa? |
Check the server time at the bottom of the page and note the difference between your current time and the server time. I'm not sure specifically how it affects South Africa but that should be able to tell you the time difference. Challenges end at midnight server time. |
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10/31/2005 03:20:24 AM · #13 |
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10/31/2005 06:53:30 PM · #14 |
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11/01/2005 09:52:19 AM · #15 |
I've never had to worry about the times for my entries since I usually shoot for a challenge on the 3rd day onward of the challenge announcement. Could you please include GMT times in such announcements? My times are anywhere from GMT to +3 GMT because of travels, so it's good to know this without having to look up the American time zones.
Thanks
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11/01/2005 10:10:05 AM · #16 |
Originally posted by Xilebo:
... Could you please include GMT times in such announcements? ... it's good to know this without having to look up the American time zones.
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This is a very good idea.
Greenwich Mean Time is the standard. It is, of course, recognized world-wide and no doubt would help our international community. |
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11/02/2005 05:40:37 AM · #17 |
What if you only observe Miller Time?
Mike
//www.mikefairbanks.com
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11/02/2005 07:27:12 AM · #18 |
Originally posted by Xilebo:
I've never had to worry about the times for my entries since I usually shoot for a challenge on the 3rd day onward of the challenge announcement. Could you please include GMT times in such announcements? My times are anywhere from GMT to +3 GMT because of travels, so it's good to know this without having to look up the American time zones.
Thanks
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If it helps, the current server time is at the bottom of every page on DPChallenge. That should save you having to look things up.
From a coding and design standpoint it would probably take quite a bit of work to add UTC (technically, the standard is UTC and not GMT; functionally they are the same) to all the challenge announcements, including having it work through the eastern US time changes, and to have it work reliably and without manual intervention.
~Terry
Message edited by author 2005-11-02 07:28:13.
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11/02/2005 09:28:59 AM · #19 |
Coding wise, I've seen sites where there's a box on the Preferences page to enter the difference between your local time zone and Universal Time (GMT). The server applies that difference to displayed posts, as in the forums.
I don't know how well that would work for the challenge deadlines though -- seems like it would introduce the opportunity for a lot of errors and arguments. |
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11/07/2005 05:18:45 PM · #20 |
I've noticed one odd thing since the time change - on my home page where the challenge photo is displayed, the last updated time is now 5 minutes past the hour. It used to be right on the hour. Assuming i leave the Update button alone.
As in:
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 11/07/05 04:05 pm
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 11/07/05 05:05 pm
Anomaly or the new normal?
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11/07/2005 06:06:28 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
Anomaly or the new normal? |
Probably the new normal. I'm guessing it has to do with the changes that were made in order to lighten the load at rollover. |
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11/07/2005 06:21:07 PM · #22 |
That has been the case for a few weeks... before the time change took place. I believe D&L have made a few tweaks in the programming recently, and this is something that was affected by the changes.
Originally posted by Prof_Fate:
I've noticed one odd thing since the time change - on my home page where the challenge photo is displayed, the last updated time is now 5 minutes past the hour. It used to be right on the hour. Assuming i leave the Update button alone.
As in:
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 11/07/05 04:05 pm
Favorites: 0
Wish Lists: 0
Updated: 11/07/05 05:05 pm
Anomaly or the new normal? |
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