Forum is so fast, it shows future posts

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The forum is experiencing a bug that causes timestamps to display inaccurately, leading users to believe they are seeing future posts. This issue may be related to time zone differences and how the forum handles page loading without refreshing. Users have noted that leaving a page open for extended periods exacerbates the problem, resulting in dynamic timestamps that fluctuate. Some participants humorously referenced time travel and pop culture, while others suggested reporting the issue to developers. Overall, the discussion highlights a known glitch in the XenForo platform affecting user experience.
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No idea what/how - just clicked on the bell icon to see notifications. W11, Chrome.

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Borek said:
No idea what/how - just clicked on the bell icon to see notifications. W11, Chrome.

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It was obviously you who traveled into the future according to the "marked" timestamps, not the forum.

Ok., you can do this. Obviously. It is your choice. But I have to warn you to publish that again. It would earn you serious consequences since traveling faster than light is impossible. Just wanted to let you know before your next trip into the future. :cool:
 
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Just guessing, forum is programmed to account for time zone differences?
 
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I've seen it sometimes, I think when I go back to a page that I loaded hours earlier and don't refresh it.
 
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symbolipoint said:
Just guessing, forum is programmed to account for time zone differences?
That would produce 1h difference at most (and yes, in many places that's a problem, especially during the transition between winter/summer time, as in different places they occur in different moments).
 
It's doing it again.
 
It;s doing it again.
Or possibly will be doing it again in just a moment.
 
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Vanadium 50 said:
It;s doing it again.
Or possibly will be doing it again in just a moment.
It's just Skynet doing some alpha testing. You have nothing to fear.
 
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If Schwarzenegger shows up naked in my backyard, I'm hitting the report button.
 
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Borg said:
If Schwarzenegger shows up naked in my backyard, I'm hitting the report button.
"I need your clothes, your boots, and your PF login details."
 
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Drakkith said:
It's just Skynet doing some alpha testing. You have nothing to fear.
Sure? I looked it up, and there is no Connor among our members, whether Sarah or John.
 
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fresh_42 said:
Sure? I looked it up, and there is no Connor among our members, whether Sarah or John.
Have you checked the phone book?
 
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Drakkith said:
Have you checked the phone book?
I would have remembered Linda Hamilton for sure! The one and only true Sarah Connor.
 
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I have time travelled! Success!
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DrClaude said:
I have time travelled! Success!
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You are lucky that you're a mentor. Otherwise, you would be warned for violating mainstream physics.
 
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fresh_42 said:
You are lucky that you're a mentor. Otherwise, you would be warned for violating mainstream physics.
Temporal law enforcement agents will be / have already / just now visiting him to issue a ticket. Please ensure he shows / has shown / is in to court. This requirement will be waived for violators stuck in a time loop or other paradoxical or temporal event that may prevent them from attending their own court date.
 
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It's doing it again.

Maybe Time Cube is right....
 
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I must be dead. Travelling into the future is possible, I know. But only 3 minutes? How could I have ever survived the necessary accelaration for only 3 minutes?

And is there a competition who travels furthest into the future?
 
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From a Xenforo dev
That is a known XenForo bug if you leave a page open for too long.
 
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Please define "too long."
 
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Tom.G said:
Please define "too long."
longer than it should be by a factor of too
 
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Tom.G said:
Please define "too long."
Long enough to experience the issue!

("Doctor...it hurts when I do this!")
 
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... and I'm improving!

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Yup, doin' it to me too. California time about 11:40pm.
I posted in https://www.physicsforums.com/posts/7098665/
Left the page
Returned and it showed post time of:"In 33 minutes"
The following lines are apparently dynamic, the line below now says "in 13 minutes", and sometimes increases and sometimes decreases, now "15 minutes ago". o0)


  • 15 minutes ago

 

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