click clack sale discussion [closed]

[precarious]

discuss

[DanGWanG]

I would go by his PST timezone.

[AKIMbO]

Balls...I've got a work meeting 2-4PST.  Think the boss would notice me furiously tapping away at my phone's screen?

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

6PM EDT.  MUST BUY ME SOME CCs!!!

[osxoep]

I've never gone after these before, do I send an email as soon as it's 3pm (GMT -7)?

I thought he was withholding the email until then but it seems the email is up now...

[Halverson]

Balls...I've got a work meeting 2-4PST.  Think the boss would notice me furiously tapping away at my phone's screen?

Just get an email ready, and send it at 3. Boss shouldn't notice a quick little email

[metalliqaz]

No pictures?  Weak.

[AKIMbO]

Balls...I've got a work meeting 2-4PST.  Think the boss would notice me furiously tapping away at my phone's screen?

Just get an email ready, and send it at 3. Boss shouldn't notice a quick little email

True that....I'm going to strategically sit towards the back of the room. Or maybe excuse myself to use le restroom....damn "food poisoning." XD

[Halverson]

Balls...I've got a work meeting 2-4PST.  Think the boss would notice me furiously tapping away at my phone's screen?

Just get an email ready, and send it at 3. Boss shouldn't notice a quick little email

True that....I'm going to strategically sit towards the back of the room. Or maybe excuse myself to use le restroom....damn "food poisoning." XD

No pictures?  Weak.

Dark orange skulls, probably damn sexy as hell and pictures would not do them justice

[alaricljs]

3pm in whatever the current pacific zone is at daylight or not.  This happened last time too.  daylight savings time was invented to **** with people.

[AKIMbO]

Dude....buckling spring CCs!  OMFG!

[The_Beast]

Can I order a bs AND a mx or do I just a pick of one?

[Halverson]

Can I order a bs AND a mx or do I just a pick of one?

He specified one of each kind! all the cc's are yours

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Can I order a bs AND a mx or do I just a pick of one?

I think you can order one of each type.  I plan on ordering one MX and one Model M compatible.

[duq]

Can I order a bs AND a mx or do I just a pick of one?

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=24467.0

From the thread above, he says you can order one of each.

[ForestFunK]

So 3pm pdt is in 2,5 hours from now, right? Damn timezones...

[The_Beast]

Sweet, also only 2 1/2 hours till it goes down

[tjcaustin]

I'm debating getting one of all three just incase I get a hhkb and/or something from unicomp.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I already have a draft email prepared.  Just waiting patiently to hit Send at exactly 3PM PDT...

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Whats "weak" is the amount of hoops I have to jump through to get a sale up.

As for the time zone issue. I usually and sadly have to settle on what confuses people the least. It's counterintuitive to be sure.

With the internet and the worlds information just inches from our fingertips I still get people asking what time it is. I can say almost whatever I want
but people will still get it wrong or flood me with questions regarding it. I'm just trying to roll with it.

Im in the California/Los Angeles USA time zone.
 
This should be sufficient. Unfortunately when many look at time zones and time zone maps they interpret them inccorectly.

This might make it simpler: in how many hours can we start flooding your inbox with orders?

[clickclack]

Whats "weak" is the amount of hoops I have to jump through to get a sale up.

As for the time zone issue. I usually and sadly have to settle on what confuses people the least. It's counterintuitive to be sure.

With the internet and the worlds information just inches from our fingertips I still get people asking what time it is. I can say almost whatever I want
but people will still get it wrong or flood me with questions regarding it. I'm just trying to roll with it.

Im in the California/Los Angeles USA time zone.
 
This should be sufficient. Unfortunately when many look at time zones and time zone maps they interpret them inccorectly.

[tjcaustin]

This might make it simpler: in how many hours can we start flooding your inbox with orders?

My math says 2.5 hours, approximately.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

I guess I should set an alarm on my phone to go off in 2.5 hours then...

[alaricljs]

so in the thread for the sale today it says the sale is at 3PM PDT, but then it mentions UTC/GMT-7 which would be mountain time

what the hell is going on--

Ok, CF wants people schooled on timezones... GMT-7 is Mountain STANDARD which is not the current timezone in the Mountain zone, it's also Pacific DAYLIGHT, which IS the current TZ for Pacific.  When DST changes in November (or whenever the F they changed it to) then it will not be PDT it will be PST in California which will be GMT-8. 

So right now... California is in PDT, PDT is GMT-7 and 3PM PDT is 10:00PM GMT/UTC

[clickclack]

So 3pm pdt is in 2,5 hours from now, right? Damn timezones...

For the most part yes (I'm a bit late to reply).

... daylight savings time was invented to **** with people.

lol, so painfully true.

[SmallFry]

^ Just to help you... You can do a countdown like Glissant did on his auction which would alliviate confusion for everyone in regards to Daylight Savings etc. Also, to upload an image(for next sale or whenever) host the image somewhere and use [ IMG]insert link here[ /img] <--Take the spaces out, but just for future use:)

[xavierblak]

A pretty clean timezone site for anyone still confused.

everytimezone.com

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

A pretty clean timezone site for anyone still confused.

everytimezone.com

Very helpful, thank you!

[WRXChris]

cc, try using this in the 4grabs thread next time: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create 

Glissant used it in his auction and it seemed to be very helpful for the people who don't understand time zones!

[nullstring]

for the uninitiated: Where are these selling? elite-keyboards?

What is the email order method discussed?
Can you please provide order instructions?

EDIT: Nevermind, apparently I needed to use my brain for about 10 more seconds:
geekhack.org/index.php?topic=24467.0

[SmallFry]

Check his vendor forum! Also, iMav can we get stats of how many people log on tonight to that page/how much the site's popularity went up?

[precarious]

so I guess this must just be a bug in Windows then [see image in updated OP]

[alaricljs]

Start here and follow the directions meticulously.

[alaricljs]

so I guess this must just be a bug in Windows then [see image in updated OP]

Oh ****, don't count on MS for anything.  They use the 'Standard' timezone list and then have a check box for 'Follow DST'

[metalliqaz]

* metalliqaz wonders if every email that comes in at 2:59 (by clack's 'puter) gets rejected...

[nullstring]

Oh ****, don't count on MS for anything.  They use the 'Standard' timezone list and then have a check box for 'Follow DST'

And this behavior isn't always consistent. They have hotfixes for various OSes to "fix" this behavior. So, if you have a machine that isn't completely up to date it can be even more confusing.

[SmallFry]

I have a timer set on 8 different devices. I better not get shot down!

[precarious]

so I guess this must just be a bug in Windows then [see image in updated OP]

Oh ****, don't count on MS for anything.  They use the 'Standard' timezone list and then have a check box for 'Follow DST'

you would think it would offset the value in the list but I guess that would make sense and prevent confusion so clearly no one thought to do that

* metalliqaz wonders if every email that comes in at 2:59 (by clack's 'puter) gets rejected...

was wondering about this one too since things that should be the same for everyone aren't the same since ha ha ha h HA HA HA HA HOW DOES SENSE MAKERY OCCUR

[clickclack]

^ Just to help you... You can do a countdown like Glissant did on his auction which would alliviate confusion for everyone in regards to Daylight Savings etc. Also, to upload an image(for next sale or whenever) host the image somewhere and use [ IMG]insert link here[ /img] <--Take the spaces out, but just for future use:)

Hi SF, thanks for the suggestions. I really like the idea of the countdown, I must have missed it in his auction and I don't see it now. Is there a link or similar I can grab and put in a post for future releases? I did a very crude version of this early on but I like the idea of it being done in a more automatic (hands off) way.

As for the uploads, figuring it out is not the problem, though I appreciate the kind gesture. The issue is that I don't really have internet access (long story, to make it short I won't tell you). So the internet and computer that I am forced to use many times is unfortunately a restricted one. These are not situations that I can easily change at the moment.

So essentially, no, I've never bought a lotto ticket because my luck is just that bad. lol

[nullstring]

So, the question I have now is.. Should I order all three or just the one I can use?
I am thinking that I could trade the others, even I can't use them.

Geekhack, what is proper etiquette?

[xavierblak]

Hi SF, thanks for the suggestions. I really like the idea of the countdown, I must have missed it in his auction and I don't see it now. Is there a link or similar I can grab and put in a post for future releases? I did a very crude version of this early on but I like the idea of it being done in a more automatic (hands off) way.

You can generate the countdown by using the page WRXChris linked to: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create 

And then you get something like this:
Hack Orange Sale Countdown

Edit: nm I see you already did this. 

[clickclack]

cc, try using this in the 4grabs thread next time: http://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/create 
Glissant used it in his auction and it seemed to be very helpful for the people who don't understand time zones!

Just what I was looking for, thank you buddy.
I have updated the sale with this new coundown timer.

Countdown clock

EDIT: LoL, I ninjad you in my forum and you ninjad me here. XD  Touche!

[tp4tissue]

I don't understand why you guys like "skulls" so much. What's the draw.?

The other ones he make looks cool n all, but why the skulls??

[imersa]

Gotta love skulls! They just rule in general! Eternia!

[clickclack]

For many reasons I would think. Why do we appreciate and/or covet anything?
The skulls thus far have been a bit more available than some of the other works. So I would imagine the general "draw" would be towards them.
And what can I say other than- "cool things are cool".

Ones Preferences are not the same as ones understanding and they often cloud the reasoning of the other.

Check his vendor forum! Also, iMav can we get stats of how many people log on tonight to that page/how much the site's popularity went up?

I actually don't think it will change much if at all since this will be done in emails this time.

And for those curious, one of the recurring problems was that some thought the GMT/UTC times change. I don't think this will be a problem anymore though with the countdown link available. Pheew.  =)

[shadewolf]

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Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:00:09 -0400 

[AKIMbO]

Woot...got my email in despite the crappy connection at work.  *crosses fingers for a buckling spring skull*

[The_Beast]

*le sent

Woot...got my email in despite the crappy connection at work.  *crosses fingers for a buckling spring skull*

same here bro

[tjcaustin]

What took you guys so long?

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[Computer-Lab in Basement]

Email sent.  Hopefully I did it right...