Contact Activity Clock Issues?

January 3, 2012 6:55 AM

Is there something wrong with the timestamps on Contact Activity?

I noticed after the New Year that all of the timestamps on my Contact Activity sidebar had been set to "over 18 hours ago", which, while literally true, isn't really very helpful. I figured it was just my computer at home, but I also see it on my work computer, so that's probably out, especially since I use Firefox at work and Chrome at home (both in Windows 7, though). I've deleted cookies/logged out and back in/changed the time settings on my MetaFilter preferences/hard refreshed.

This is obviously not a big deal, but I'm wondering if something got reset by the new year.

posted by Copronymus to Bugs at 6:55 AM (14 comments total)

This is also happening to me. Everything since January 1 has the correct time on it, but before that it all says "over 18 hours ago."
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 7:01 AM on January 3, 2012

Thanks for the heads up. Looking into it now.
posted by pb (staff) at 7:02 AM on January 3, 2012

Found the problem, it should be working now.
posted by pb (staff) at 7:14 AM on January 3, 2012

It's a kind of magic.
posted by Meatbomb at 7:21 AM on January 3, 2012

pb controls time. I knew it.
posted by ColdChef at 7:27 AM on January 3, 2012 [7 favorites]

It's a kind of magic.
It's a kind of magic. Magic. Magic. Magic. M^agic.
posted by phunniemee at 7:40 AM on January 3, 2012 [5 favorites]

was that our own miniature y2k?
posted by Think_Long at 7:40 AM on January 3, 2012

Since pb has merged the timestreams or performed some other bit of timey-wimey wibbley-wobbley magic, can I just say that I love statements that are technically correct, but not actually helpful? You see it a lot in stores advertising their sales -- "Prices starting at $14.99 and theoretically going up very quickly to $3.5 million!" or "Save up to 98% but really only about 5% on anything you'd actually want!"
posted by Rock Steady at 7:42 AM on January 3, 2012 [1 favorite]

Sure, pb is good, but it took him 12 minutes to correct the glitch. TWELVE MINUTES!
posted by Cranberry at 7:57 AM on January 3, 2012

Sure, pb is good, but it took him 12 minutes to correct the glitch. TWELVE MINUTES!

He controls time. If it looks like it too him 12 minutes, then he must want you to think it too him 12 minutes.
posted by Bulgaroktonos at 7:59 AM on January 3, 2012 [1 favorite]

nah, no time controlling. I had already fixed this bug over 18 hours ago. Just not in that particular spot.
posted by pb (staff) at 8:18 AM on January 3, 2012 [2 favorites]

He wouldn't be telling us about it if he hadn't already fixed it, obviously.
posted by maryr at 8:37 AM on January 3, 2012

What will happen in 18 hours, paul bauer?
posted by iamkimiam at 9:07 AM on January 3, 2012

pb's a Time Lord! I always thought so!
posted by Lynsey at 10:14 AM on January 3, 2012