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Posted by amygdala on 07/08/07 02:09
"amygdala" <noreply@noreply.com> schreef in bericht
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> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> schreef in bericht
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>> amygdala wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> schreef in bericht
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>>>> Rami Elomaa wrote:
>>>>> ZeldorBlat kirjoitti:
>>>>> > If you're converting the time to a "unified time zone" why do you
>>>>> care
>>>>>> what timezone they're in? Why would you be recording the time from
>>>>>> the client in your database?
>>>>> Not record, just show. Naturally it makes sense to record a global
>>>>> time timestamp, like GMT, but people still like to see a time
>>>>> displayed in their local timezone, so the OP wants to know how to get
>>>>> it and then convert GMT to local time, just for _displaying_ it to
>>>>> user. It's common localization practise. Wikipedia for one does this.
>>>>>
>>>> I've got two analog clocks on the walls, a watch on my wrist, and a
>>>> digital clock on my toolbar. What makes you think I need your site to
>>>> tell me what time it is?
>>>>
>>>> As for Wikipedia - I don't see any clock on the pages when I view them.
>>>>
>>>> You can include a clock if you want - but it looks stupid.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Perhaps the OP wants to show the user at what (local) time they last
>>> visited / contributed something / downloaded something, etc.
>>
>> Why? Do you think users really *care*?
>>
>
> I didn't say *I* would use it. I was only trying to guess what the OP was
> after. Also, I was gonna add that I couldn't find any real valuable use
> for it, but perhaps there is. Come to think of it, and perhaps a bit far
> fetched:
>
> What if I had a bank account at some international bank and I wanted to
> see at what local time I made my last payment transaction to some firm?
>
> Just a thought.
But then again, if I was responsible for such an application, and I wanted
to provide that kind of 'convenient' service, I would probably make a user
of this system choose their place of residence.
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