Comments on: fun on the command line http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/ a Lazlo Woodbine thriller Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:29:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ian http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17212 Ian Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:52:20 +0000 http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/archives/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/#comment-17212 37 Years 10 months has got to be about the time the UNIX date system came into use, so it might be doing something based off that (AKA I have no idea but reloading the page makes things ok :) ) Bit more research: UNIX takes the time from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_time" title="">1970-01-01 00:00:00</a> and since the page is not fully refreshed (only via AJAX), I am guessing my 'time_since' function does not have WPs 'the_date' to work from, so defaults to working from 1970-01-01. 37 Years 10 months has got to be about the time the UNIX date system came into use, so it might be doing something based off that (AKA I have no idea but reloading the page makes things ok :) )

Bit more research: UNIX takes the time from 1970-01-01 00:00:00 and since the page is not fully refreshed (only via AJAX), I am guessing my ‘time_since’ function does not have WPs ‘the_date’ to work from, so defaults to working from 1970-01-01.

]]> By: rr http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17211 rr Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:42:29 +0000 http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/archives/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/#comment-17211 PS Why does it tell me, when I post a comment, that it's 37 years and 10 months later? Later than *what*? PS Why does it tell me, when I post a comment, that it’s 37 years and 10 months later? Later than *what*?

]]> By: rr http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-17210 rr Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:38:52 +0000 http://the-way-to-the-centre.org.uk/blog/archives/2007/11/16/fun-on-the-command-line/#comment-17210 Hmmm. Interesting. I clicked on the update button absentmindedly too, as you do. The pooter eventually froze and I was presented with the beachball of death. However being a luddite (but admittedly after trying a couple of things) I merely switched it off and switched it on again. It took an unconscionably long time to boot up causing small flutters of anxiety but eventually all reappeared. I checked for software updates in case the update hadn't "taken" but was told there was nothing new available. So I just assumed it was a problem with my laptop (which has a couple of annoying idiosyncrasies anyway) and went on my merry way. I'm glad I hadn't read your post before I upgraded otherwise I wouldn't have done so at all. Talk of the command line makes me feel faint :-) Hmmm. Interesting. I clicked on the update button absentmindedly too, as you do. The pooter eventually froze and I was presented with the beachball of death. However being a luddite (but admittedly after trying a couple of things) I merely switched it off and switched it on again. It took an unconscionably long time to boot up causing small flutters of anxiety but eventually all reappeared. I checked for software updates in case the update hadn’t “taken” but was told there was nothing new available. So I just assumed it was a problem with my laptop (which has a couple of annoying idiosyncrasies anyway) and went on my merry way. I’m glad I hadn’t read your post before I upgraded otherwise I wouldn’t have done so at all. Talk of the command line makes me feel faint :-)

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