Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 07/08/07 03:40

amygdala wrote:
> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> schreef in bericht
> news:B-2dneFEprcq3w3bnZ2dnUVZ_tTinZ2d@comcast.com...
>> amygdala wrote:
>>> "Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> schreef in bericht
>>> news:MKSdnQ5ea6B8pg3bnZ2dnUVZ_tijnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>> 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.
>
>

And what if the moon fell and landed on the Eiffel Tower? Would it
balance there? You can come up with all kind of "what-if's".

But in your case my bank has my zip code - and knows from that what my
timezone is. It gives me that information in that timezone.

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