April 18, 2007 at 07:08Question about time and settings
The post publication time, as you know, can be specified in two forms - in relative and in absolute. If the creators of a site, especially a dynamic one, do not want to bother with time zones and user registrations, then the time is indicated simply - so many days / hours / minutes ago. Very convenient for everyone - you can immediately see how long the news / post has been published, and it is easy to watch the news for the last half day, day, any number.
If the time is absolute, then you want to do not want, but it must be local for each specific user. The fact that the news was published on April 18, 2007 02:52, absolutely does not say anything. If suddenly the time zone for a given time is somehow known from somewhere, then it is already easier - you need to count it in local time. The operation is not the most difficult, but it requires some mental effort. By the way, even the absolute time obtained is also almost useless, because getting the time immediately follows an estimate of how long it was back / forward. (For the same reason, by the way, the dial is ruled by a clock - a person always looks at how much is left up to some important moment for him, and this is immediately evident from the hands.)
Oh well, what was it all about? To the fact that since the time is absolute on the hub, alas, there should be the ability to specify time zones. And now they cannot be indicated at all.
An insignificant negative feeling is caused by the inscription on the profile editing page “Indicate the country and region of residence (it will be available in the list if the country is indicated)”, because you indicate the country, and the region is still not available in the list, contrary to the inscription.
If the time is absolute, then you want to do not want, but it must be local for each specific user. The fact that the news was published on April 18, 2007 02:52, absolutely does not say anything. If suddenly the time zone for a given time is somehow known from somewhere, then it is already easier - you need to count it in local time. The operation is not the most difficult, but it requires some mental effort. By the way, even the absolute time obtained is also almost useless, because getting the time immediately follows an estimate of how long it was back / forward. (For the same reason, by the way, the dial is ruled by a clock - a person always looks at how much is left up to some important moment for him, and this is immediately evident from the hands.)
Oh well, what was it all about? To the fact that since the time is absolute on the hub, alas, there should be the ability to specify time zones. And now they cannot be indicated at all.
An insignificant negative feeling is caused by the inscription on the profile editing page “Indicate the country and region of residence (it will be available in the list if the country is indicated)”, because you indicate the country, and the region is still not available in the list, contrary to the inscription.