NationStates Jolt Archive

I don't know if it's a minor bug in the forum, or perhaps something I've done wrong, but up in the top right where it shows time of last visit, it currently says:

Welcome, Volendria.
You last visited: 01-01-1970 at 1:00AM

rofl I find this very interesting in a number of ways, not only did the internet as we know it nor Nationstates exist at that time... but even if it did, it'd be difficult for me to access the page 15 years before I was born. Anybody know what caused this? :)

Since this is your first post on the forums, you haven't been here before, as far as the forums are concerned. Therefore, you get the default system time, which is the standard UNIX default clock setting.

You can't have a "last visit" until you have a "next visit".

Does it not count the times I was here but did not post? I have looked over the forums more than once, even though I have not posted.

Your evidence leads me to believe that is the case. I can't verify it empircally without creating a new nation, and I'm not that interested in figuring this out. It has no game or forum effect, so can't we just move on?

Certainly, I was just interested in helping point out a slight problem is all, but if you're not interested that's fine with me, it's not my site.

Certainly, I was just interested in helping point out a slight problem is all, but if you're not interested that's fine with me, it's not my site.

It isn't really a slight problem at all. What would you suggest that it say as the last time you've visited the forums? When the site was created, it enabled every possible 'login name' its 'first login', which was in 1970. So in essense, your login name was able to be created first in 1970, and you finally decided to act upon it, create your login name, and visit the forums since the time that you were allowed to do so.

It's hard to display what I'm trying to say. I hope I don't confuse anyone. :p

It's hard to display what I'm trying to say. I hope I don't confuse anyone. :p
I know the feeling.

I sorta left the impression that I didn't give a damn, when in fact I just don't consider it a problem. Transitory stuff like that has zero impact, so why look for a cause or a solution? It's a UNIX thing, and there's nothing we (as non-Jolt-admins) could do about it anyway. That's all.

I know the feeling.

I sorta left the impression that I didn't give a damn, when in fact I just don't consider it a problem. Transitory stuff like that has zero impact, so why look for a cause or a solution? It's a UNIX thing, and there's nothing we (as non-Jolt-admins) could do about it anyway. That's all.Yes, and it's not just a Jolt thing. Whenever I reset my computer (for instance, by installing new memory) it redisplays the date as 01-01-1970 when the computer starts up again. I have to reset the date. It's not really that much of a problem.

~Czardas, Supreme Ruler of the Universe

Whenever I reset my computer (for instance, by installing new memory) it redisplays the date as 01-01-1970 when the computer starts up again.

I think that's operating system-dependent. When I reinstall Windows or something of that nature, my system resets to 1900 not 1970. I think 1970 is a Jolt-based concept.

I think that's operating system-dependent. When I reinstall Windows or something of that nature, my system resets to 1900 not 1970. I think 1970 is a Jolt-based concept.I think 1970 is the UNIX default. On Macs, it's 1904.

1970 is zero UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) which, i think, is the most commonly used time format on the internet.

Yes, Unix uses UTC which counts down in seconds from Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT.
Current time is 1116684804.