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[Aiii]

So this is something I've been noticing a lot lately... you'll see some event starting at a certain time and unless OP includes a countdown image, users will constantly inquire when the event starts in their timezone.

Even worse, with DST being in effect, even when OP includes times in GMT, UK people will get confused, being on BST, etc.

So here's a PSA, you can actually have Google tell you what time something is by asking it.

Lets say you want to know when the Sony E3 press conference is, and you look it up and find out it's Monday, June 12 at 6 PM PT. Now go to Google, type in the following:

6PM PT in my time or What time is 6PM PT

Google will then display a card with the correct time. Alternatively, you can ask: 6 PM PT in CET and get a specific timezone translation (replace CET with whatever, of course)

Hope this helps some people in the future.

-edit: Darn, this was supposed to be in OT, my bad.

 

[Platy]

Interesting ... I was using some other variations but they stopped working a while ago ..

 

[Jawmuncher]

What time was this thread posted In my time zone? My forum settings are messed up.

 

[Majine]

All this would be a non-issue if we just stop this bullcrap and adopt swatch internet time.

 

[nullset2]

ITT OP discovers 2011

 

[kAmui-]

All this would be a non-issue if we just stop this bullcrap and adopt swatch internet time.

This guy gets it.

 

[Massicot]

Ah yes, it's been a while since the last PSA swap out, lol

 

[Charamiwa]

I just type 8pm pst or something and it just tells me my time. Been doing that for a while.

 

[Giever]

You are very late to the party on this one, OP.

 

[Bucca]

Have you been under a rock OP

 

[Aiii]

ITT OP discovers 2011

You are very late to the party on this one, OP.

Have you been under a rock OP

Thanks for the concern lads, but OP has indeed known this for a long time and still sees people ask this all the time, hence the post

 

[j0hnnix]

Google when is the overwatch event.... 😐

 

[shira]

Enter Google Mode

 

[valouris]

Apparently Google can answer other questions unrelated to time zones as well, look into it OP, sounds right up your alley.

 

[yanipheonu]

Yes, Google is really helpful. You'd be suprised how often just shouting something at Google Assistant will get you what you want.

 

[Jon Carter]

Why are there four stars in the PSA-filtered thread title when there are only two letters missing in "shit"?

 

[disappeared]

Google when is the overwatch event.... 😐

Noon

 

[nhlducks35]

Yeah it's almost as if Google knows your location or something

 

[John Kowalski]

Wow that google ai sure is good uh

 

[The Lone Courier]

Huh never gave this much thought living on the best coast.

 

[Davidion]

Noon

Low noon it is.

 

[j0hnnix]

Noon

Google is working as intended

 

[Shil Pencer]

Can't tell if my sarcasm machine is broken or not

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

The google can also translate languages

 

[Gradly]

Not only that my friend but any kind of translation or conversion

 

[Pinko Marx]

Thanks for the concern lads, but OP has indeed known this for a long time and still sees people ask this all the time, hence the post

This thread would be more worth it if you actually didn't know about this.
:/

 

[Aiii]

Not only that my friend but any kind of translation or conversion

And an entire calculator, to boot.

 

[FZW]

I thought this was common knowledge

 

[krae_man]

This thing is broken. Google grabs from random ass sites with the wrong time frequently.

I wish people didn't blindly believe everything Google says, because their bots that do this are not even close to perfect.


Edit: not quite the same thing as the OP.

 

[Boem]

I mean, calculating time zones is a thing that has been possible on the internet since the beginning. It's not that shocking.

Did you know that if you don't know the meaning of a word and don't have a dictionary handy, you can just ask Google?

 

[jesu]

You don't even need to ask, just put in the time and it will convert it

6PM PT

18:00 Sunday, in Pacific Time is
02:00 Monday, in Preston

 

[Kneefoil]

I remember this from when I was still using FireFox. Chrome doesn't do the conversion for me when I google those things.

 

[Shahadan]

Pretty sure people know this but are just too lazy to google it.
Same thing everytime someone has a question really

 

[Josh5890]

Figuring out time zones within the U.S. was never an issue for me. I think that Google has made it easy for everyone to become lazier as far as using a computer to tell them everything instead of trying to learn it themselves.

 

[hanspampel]

what the fuck?
the internet can do stuff like that?


holy moly

 

[Peltz]

Google, what time will Half-Life 3 be released in my time zone?

 

[HammerFace]

Right now Gaf is an hour behind, and I swear I had the time zone set up properly. I need to get back to my laptop and check out the time zone settings.

But yeah I usually just google time zone differences and calculate when things are. This will definitely help

 

[giant_frying_pan]

Welcome to...multiple years ago?

* * *

If you're blown away by that, wait til you yet used to Google Now proper.

And then you'll be ready to be blown away by Google Assistant,..

 

[Rellik]

OPs mind will be blown when he finds out Google is also a calculator.

 

[Theonik]

Pro tip: You can add events to the calendar app of your choice and as long as you provide tzinfo they will be correctly placed on your calendar.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

did a mod edit the title or is this actually the original?

 

[MaulerX]

Thanks for the concern lads, but OP has indeed known this for a long time and still sees people ask this all the time, hence the post

But you wrote Holy Shitzzz in your thread title as if you just found out.

 

[Aiii]

did a mod edit the title or is this actually the original?

Mods

 

[etta]

Google can perform a very, very wide variety of algorithms...

 

[Apoleptica]

I just ask jeeves.

 

[paperspace]

⁣

 

[lvl99 Pixel]

ITT OP discovers 2011

i mean a lot of dbz fans are stuck in the past

 

[Yohane]

All this would be a non-issue if we just stop this bullcrap and adopt swatch internet time.

PSO on dreamcast did it lol

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

No shit? Welcome to Google, dude. It'll also tell you how much 1000 yen is in your currency, what temperature it is in the Gambia, and it'll even do a barrel roll if you ask it too.

 

[Uiki]

PSO on dreamcast did it lol

Heaven punisher memories.