At the top of the right column, most visitors should see a green date time showing what time it was AT THE SERVER when it made up the page you're looking at. This is useful for being sure you're not looking at something just stored on your own machine or in your ISP's proxy. Remember that it is server time, Pacific USA, not your local time. If you have the columns reversed, it may be at the top of the left column or it may not show up at all.
If you're not logged in, this time may be off by as much as 15 minutes on the front page because to save server clicks, I'm caching the front page for non-logged in visitors every 5 to 15 minutes depending on current traffic. Story pages are usually not cached by the server.
For logged in visitors, the clock should be accurate within 1 to 5 minutes, since caching is done differently for logged in members. Also, logged in members can go to |My Account| and turn off the servertime display under Block Configuration if preferred.
If the time isn't current, you can use your browser's forced refresh to re-load the current page. Remember that it is SERVER TIME, West Coast USA.
This was a requested feature which wasn't that hard to do so I quickly added it. :)
Hugs,
Erin
Erin, I Noticed The New Feature When I Logged On And...
I was wondering why it was added. Thanks for letting us know about the new feature.
May Your Light Forever Shine
May Your Light Forever Shine
Neat!
Thank you! This is something I've been hoping for. I think it's a wonderful new addition.
Now, I won't have to refresh a page only because I don't know the last time it was refreshed. I don't know if I'm the only culprit of this, but if there are several others, maybe this will take some load off the server!
Thanks again!
Guilty!
Yep! I do that too. Now I must remember to check the nice green time first, thanks Erin!
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You mean the website won't self destruct in five seconds? I was worried about that when I first saw the time listed.
Cheers,
Danielle
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I was worried for a momment
Server time sounded too much like serve her time or servile time.
I'm not into domination or bandage.
Cute new toy, Erin and handy.
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
Erin, I Have A Question
Why is the Server Time set in Military mode? I am sure that others want to know as well. Thanks for the Servr Time.
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Server Time
Hello Stan,
The format that has been chosen for the 'Server Time' (with the exception of the actual time!) has been used by astronomers for over 200 years! It is also the format recommended by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), in order to avoid the ambiguity that other formats can cause, e.g. 2/4/08 could be interpreted as Feb 4th 2008 in the US or as April 2nd 2008, in the UK.
For more information, see this website.
I hope that answers your question!
Regards,
Dave.
Military time translation
Just for the uninitiated, think 1200 as Noon and then just keep counting 1300, 1400, 1500, etc. right around the dial. And once it reaches 2400, which is midnight, it then becomes 0001 not 2401. This cuts down having to figure A.M. or P.M. and once you think in it for a while, it becomes second nature and makes it even easier to track time. Like during the winter when it is dark at 6PM, and you work dead night shift. When you startle awake and see 6:00 flashing on the clock and have no panic idea of day or night, it makes the panic go away a bit quicker.
Zulu
Could be worse. Just think if it was real military time - Zulu. AKA GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) or UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
Military Time Zones
The military actually uses 25 single letter time zones. The letter corresponding to Pacific Standard Time is U (Uniform). See:
http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/m...
Xaltatun
Well, actually, it's not...
2400, it's 0000z... But, that's quibbling. :-) Of course, one does hear the term 2400 hours and such. *sighs*
Annette
Well, actually, it's not...
Hello Annette,
All the standards that I have seen recommending this format, allow for both 2400 and 0000 to mean midnight! However, I think 0000 is the more common usage. 'Z' is the recommended suffix for this format for all users, not just the military, although its use is not obligatory.
Erin, as I understand it, the use of colon, or other separators is optional.
Regards,
Dave.
It's not
The 24 hour clock is used in more countries today than the 12 hour one. And military time does not have colons.
- Erin
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Time systems
Im many places I have been asked which time system I want to use. Normally there is one sysrtem called ANSI and as I understand it that is an American buro of standrards. So some persons even in US likes to have things organized as:
yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss where hh is 00 to either 23 or 24 (23:59:59 or 24:00:00). I know it is a little difficult but as it is logically built, I hope all can acept it.
Ginnie
GinnieG
ISO time and date standards
The YYYYMMDD date format is ISO 8601 (International Standards Organization) format. It is, as you say, logically organized and avoids the problem with knowing whether 01/02/03 is January 2, 2003 or February 1, 2003 or even February 3, 2001!
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 for more than you ever wanted to know about it.
Xaltatun