Time Zone Bug

June 16, 2004 2:26 PM

My timezone doesn't work now.
posted by Pretty_Generic to Bugs at 2:26 PM (10 comments total)

Mine does (in MeFi) except that the time zone is mislabeled: it's British Summer Time (BST) here now, one hour later than GMT. The system doesn't account correctly for daylight savings time (it was out by an hour during the time that we'd put our clocks forward, a week ahead of the US doing the same.) Timezone selection has never worked in MetaTalk and AskMetafilter, as far as I know.
posted by cbrody at 3:37 PM on June 16, 2004

Is it related to my ZIP code not being in the database? Why doesn't Metafilter recognize Newton, MA?
posted by Mayor Curley at 3:55 PM on June 16, 2004

Mine works now I fixed it (with cbrody's errr codicil). Is not recognising when Brits change times a bug? I say yes. Squish it.
posted by squealy at 4:29 PM on June 16, 2004

Must be pretty confusing where you live.

*Checks Pretty_Generic's zipcode*

Whew. I thought things seemed okay here in Austin.
posted by Ethereal Bligh at 4:42 PM on June 16, 2004

Werx now. Inexplicable temporary lapse. Sorry.
posted by Pretty_Generic at 5:10 PM on June 16, 2004

it's hitler. the fucker.
posted by quonsar at 5:24 PM on June 16, 2004

Godwin'd!
posted by Pretty_Generic at 5:31 PM on June 16, 2004

Why doesn't Metafilter recognize Newton, MA?

I don't know, but I hope it catches on.
posted by yerfatma at 5:59 PM on June 16, 2004

I don't recognize it. Two for two!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 8:49 AM on June 17, 2004

MayorCurley, did you put in your old (021xx) ZIP code or your new one with a "5" or "4" in it? Matt might be working from a pre-2001 database.
posted by Sidhedevil at 3:03 PM on June 17, 2004