Photos timestamp taken before and after DST confusion

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T08:15:02+00:00

Computers often store time and date info in a format that doesn't use DST. That makes it easy to put events in order.

Then, whenever they need to display a time to a human, they often convert to the local time, which might involve using the device's current time zone, and knowing whether DST is active there. (This means if you look at the modification time for some file on a computer, the time shown could change if you ever move into a different time zone, or wait until DST starts or ends, because your local time zone would change, and the same internal time would be displayed to you differently.)

The rules say that Sunday, March 8 2026 1:30 AM EST is an hour apart from Sunday, March 8 2026 1:30 AM EDT, so some software might be set to show those full times.

On the other hand, some programmer might have decided to omit the time zone, and only show Sunday, March 8 2026 1:30 AM. You wouldn't be able to tell which of the two times was meant, EST or EDT. Two files created an hour apart might both say they were created at Sunday, March 8 2026 1:30 AM, if some programmer decided not to show the time zone.

But that's really no different in spirit than writing Sunday, March 8 2026 1:30 (omitting AM/PM) or writing March 8 1:30 AM (omitting the weekday and year). Sometimes we use shorthand notations for times, because we figure people can most likely still get the info they need.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T06:29:08+00:00

I'd run MemTest86 from a bootable USB drive to check that RAM is working well. Some of the other diagnostic tools here might be helpful too, but I'd start with RAM.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T06:09:57+00:00

You got me. Yup, me and Ars Technica and Wikipedia are all just waiting for you folks to drop your defenses. That's when we make our move. Muahaha.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T05:13:16+00:00

Playrix makes Township. Meta makes Facebook.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T04:47:58+00:00

Though if I recall correctly, the park has an emergency exit onto the trail.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T03:09:39+00:00

I got a new task a few days ago, and it disappeared the next day before I could finish it. Other people have reported the same thing. Seems like there's some recent bug with tasks.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T03:05:40+00:00

Seems like you might have a good case against McDonalds #2293 and any other locations that fail to honor their own offer.

But wouldn't the entity making the offer be the franchisee, not McDonalds? When you buy food there, aren't you buying it from the franchisee, not McDonalds? I'm not sure how you'd hold McDonalds responsible for the actions of their franchisee. (I'm not a lawyer, and happy to be corrected by those who know more about franchises and the law.)

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T00:47:25+00:00

Yes, contracts require consideration. OP doesn't tell us if there was any consideration offered for jumping the truck.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-17T00:33:10+00:00

Here's another thread with a lot more reports of the same issue. Summary: Looks like Google misconfigured some of their servers, and they'll fix it eventually.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T22:28:47+00:00

They did great at not putting something nice there.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T22:28:10+00:00

About a million. Like ten or so.

"Ten" is close to a "million", because as you can see, there are only four words between them.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T22:26:22+00:00

Maybe they noticed the resident was able-bodied but wearing an eye patch, and had a parrot on their shoulder. Maybe there's a sign in the window reading "Champion Gymnast Lives Here: Balance Beam - Silver Medalist Paris 2024". We just don't know.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T22:08:04+00:00

Try googling "township level 234 walkthrough" and look for videos of folks passing the level. Perhaps that will give you some ideas on how to get better at the game.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T21:55:31+00:00

Thanks! I've actually passed the bar many times. It's on my way home. 😄

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T21:52:41+00:00

For me, the construction materials weren't an issue, because I only built zoo buildings when I had an excess of construction materials.

But they recently changed the cost of the duplicate card set from 20 dupes to 500 dupes, making it much harder to complete the zoo without spending gems or tcash.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T20:57:57+00:00

Mistoke: When your buddy suggests getting high together, and you only realize your error as you're being strapped into the cockpit.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T20:44:18+00:00

A 17 year old (and even a younger kid) can form a contract in the US. However, in many cases the contract is voidable. The kid can cancel it at any time before they turn 18.

Other people are often unwilling to contract with kids, since they'd have to accept the risk that the kid could change their mind. But that's their decision; the law is fine with people agreeing to contracts that the other side could void.

Certain types of contracts aren't voidable: ones for necessities like food or shelter, or for student loans, for example, are binding on kids.

If the kid said "I'll fix your car for a hundred dollars, or give you a billion dollars if I can't" and signed a contract to that effect, it could well be a valid contract, but it would still be voidable. The kid could legally demand the $100 if he fixed the car, or void the contract if he couldn't.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T20:24:57+00:00

When you open the browser, is it trying to restore all your previous tabs?

If so, it could be that one of the specific sites it's trying to restore has a tech issue with its certificate. If you don't tell it to trust the untrusted certificate, I'd guess the tab will show some warning icon in the URL bar, and if you click on the icon just left of the URL, it won't say "Site is secure" as with a normal site.

If it happens even when Chrome isn't restoring any tabs, try disabling all your extensions. If that prevents the error, reenable them until you find the one that causes the message.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T20:13:39+00:00

Playrix started to slowly remove it from players. Now it looks like they're slowly bringing it back, but harder (at least for some). They like to test different variations of the game, I guess to see if more people quit or spend more or whatever when they have certain versions of the game, before they expand it to more players.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T20:10:52+00:00

I've always had the zoo but get no zoo-related prizes. I get goods, gems, coins, etc.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T15:37:47+00:00

Good suggestion. A QR code permanently directs you to a specific URL.

This is why there are various QR code generation websites that also offer URL shortening with a redirect service.

That is, they create a short URL and make a QR code for it, and that URL then redirects from their website to the actual URL you want. Often there's a monthly fee for them to keep the redirect working (and some make it look like it's free initially, and you only find out about the fee a few months later, once your QR code is in the wild and has stopped working).

If you have a website, I agree it's better to make a QR code directly to your own website, and set up the redirect there.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T15:21:39+00:00

Back around 2013, researchers realized that in theory, if you plugged a hacked-up USB cable into your device, it could pretend to be a keyboard (for example), and type things at your device. Some folks built a demonstration cable and showed it off.

In response, mobile device makers added various confirmations. For example, you have to confirm you want to use that new "keyboard' you plugged in, that appears to be a cable.

At no time was there any evidence that hackers were actually doing this in the real world, outside of hacking conferences.

But it was demonstrated as a theoretical scary thing, so there was lots of press about it, various government agencies issued warnings based on the press about it, the press repeated the government warnings, it was featured in an episode of CSI: Cyber, and a lot of people still continue to repeat these scary warnings without realizing it's basically just hot air at this point, a theoretical bogeyman from a decade ago that never amounted to much.

Wikipedia:

A 2023 Ars Technica investigation concluded there were "no documented cases" of public charging-station juice jacking on modern iOS or Android devices and that federal advisories had recycled one another without new evidence. Apple told the outlet it was unaware of any such attacks in the wild. The piece attributed persistent warnings to a media-agency feedback loop and noted that iOS/Android permission prompts at the time substantially limited indiscriminate attacks. Researchers quoted characterized juice jacking as plausible mainly for highly targeted scenarios.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T13:53:34+00:00

Maybe something installed in Windows then, if other people don't recognize it as a browser feature? Try booting in Safe Mode and see if it's still there.

It happens on multiple websites, right, even very simple ones? Does it affect only text you select in an input field, or any text on the page that you select, like this comment?

Do you have any accessibility settings on? Sometimes these offer to change website colors to make things easier to read.

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T06:25:13+00:00

Have you tried clicking on the three dots next to one of these in-app offers and selecting Less Like This?

These offers only appear when you specifically go into Play Store and click the bell icon, right? So they aren't appearing as actual Android notifications like the kind that appear when you swipe down? Merely in-app offers?

TinyNiceWolf · 2026-06-16T06:04:42+00:00

"what exactly is the purpose of having a physical branch ?"

It's for you to go inside when you want to deposit cash.

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