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25 December 2007

Well, is it?

post by: TheDonF at: 03:05 | 15 comments

This is even more disappointing than not getting a pony for Christmas. I thought they could at least have made an effort.

posted by essexjan 25 December | 04:41

I know! Rubbish. And, to make matters worse they're calculating the date and time on the (apparently US-based) server and not the user's computer, so when it was midnight on the 25th in the UK it still said "no". FAIL.

posted by TheDonF 25 December | 04:45

What worries me about this is that it appears that at midnight on Christmas Eve you clicked this link to see if it was Christmas yet.

posted by essexjan 25 December | 05:44

Well, you need to check these things out. Y'know, just to make sure. It gave me something to do before watching Charlie Brooker's review of the year.

posted by TheDonF 25 December | 05:57

And, to make matters worse they're calculating the date and time on the (apparently US-based) server and not the user's computer, so when it was midnight on the 25th in the UK it still said "no"

That's strange, because they put some effort into localization - when I visit from a German IP address it tells me JA, but when I visit from a US IP, it says YES.

posted by cmonkey 25 December | 06:31

When I visit from Greece, it also says "JA". This must be because Greece starts with a "G" and so does "Germany" - 'cause ain't no Js in the Greece.

How do you say "Yes" in Canadian? And will it be the same in Camaroon, Cambodia, Chile, and China?

posted by taz 25 December | 06:47

so when it was midnight on the 25th in the UK it still said "no".

At midnight here on the East Coast, it said "No" (I checked).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 25 December | 10:48

Yep. I checked it at about 25 passed midnight and tried refreshing it a couple of times to no effect.

posted by TheDonF 25 December | 10:55

Well, here in Canada, it says "YES/OUI"

posted by richat 25 December | 11:25

Ooh very bonne!

posted by TheDonF 25 December | 12:30

The RSS feed (!) says it's GMT-7. So we get 7 extra Christmas hours tonight.

posted by cillit bang 25 December | 12:56

ha! I saw the site had RSS but didn't think it worthwhile subscribing to. But yay for 7 extra hours!

posted by TheDonF 25 December | 13:09

THIS JUST IN...
THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS IS OVER!
mmmmaybe.

posted by wendell 25 December | 16:16

Christmas is over already :(

posted by cillit bang 25 December | 20:44

Indeed. Oh well, not too long until the next one. The RSS feed for that site actually updates every day!

posted by TheDonF 26 December | 03:14

← Let's not forget it's casarkos's birthday! || OMG SHOCKING CHRISTMAS CATS →

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