# Ruby Reports Roundtable on Freenode (2006.07.08) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 6, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291 "2006-07-06T05:50:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 5:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/1 "2006-07-06T05:50:04Z")
Hello folks, I’d just like to mention that for my google summer of code project, Ruby Reports, I am trying to make the development process as open as possible. I had a wacky idea which I hope some of you will enjoy: I will be holding a roundtable discussion about Ruport this sunday(2006.07.08) from 19:30 -\> 20:30 EST on the Freenode channel #ruport This will hopefully be a good chance to talk about the progress thus far this summer, as well as the goals for the coming months. It’ll also be a great opportunity for people to ask any questions they might have about the software, or to throw around any ideas they might have for how to make Ruport better. It’s also a chance for folks to meet Ruport’s newest developer, Dudley Flanders, who has been incredibly helpful in recent weeks. So, anyone who is interested in the library itself or just wants to stop by to lurk and scope out the scene, please join us! I’ll post a transcript of the discussion online after it is completed, for those who cannot make it. Looking forward to seeing you there! -greg ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/2 "2006-07-06T11:54:05Z")
2006/7/6, Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > I will be holding a roundtable discussion about Ruport this > sunday(2006.07.08) from 19:30 → 20:30 EST on the Freenode channel > #ruport Is that 2006-07-09 UTC 00:30? I’m asking because I’d have expected your time to be given in EDT because as far as I can see you’re in daylight savings now. A useful link for others as well: > **[Current Local Time in New York, New York, USA](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/usa/new-york)** > > Current local time in USA – New York – New York. Get New York's weather and area codes, time zone and DST. Explore New York's sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset. Kind regards robert ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/3 "2006-07-06T16:21:18Z")
On 7/6/06, Robert K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > 2006/7/6, Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > > > I will be holding a roundtable discussion about Ruport this > > sunday(2006.07.08) from 19:30 → 20:30 EST on the Freenode channel > > #ruport > > Is that 2006-07-09 UTC 00:30? I’m asking because I’d have expected > your time to be given in EDT because as far as I can see you’re in > daylight savings now. A useful link for others as well: > [Current Local Time in New York, New York, USA](http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=179) Oh, blast. I hate time zones / daylight savings! I am GMT -5 This is my time: [http://time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5](http://time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5) ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/4 "2006-07-06T16:30:31Z")
On 7/6/06, Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Is that 2006-07-09 UTC 00:30? I’m asking because I’d have expected > > your time to be given in EDT because as far as I can see you’re in > > daylight savings now. A useful link for others as well: > > [Current Local Time in New York, New York, USA](http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=179) > > Oh, blast. I hate time zones / daylight savings! > I am GMT -5 Or -4 due to daylight savings. Man this gets confusing I’ll post times in UTC for online meetings in the future… sorry folks I used [timeanddate.com](http://timeanddate.com) to make a counter: [http://rubyurl.com/TIT](http://rubyurl.com/TIT) ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/5 "2006-07-06T16:34:15Z")
On Jul 6, 2006, at 9:27 AM, Gregory B. wrote: > Or -4 due to daylight savings. Man this gets confusing > I’ll post times in UTC for online meetings in the future… sorry > folks Next week’s Ruby Q.: find out what time it is where Greg lives. (This is an expert-level problem.) 😉 James Edward G. II ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/6 "2006-07-06T16:42:21Z")
On Jul 6, 2006, at 10:30 AM, James Edward G. II wrote: > > > Oh, blast. I hate time zones / daylight savings! I hope you’re not joking. I could use a script that smart. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/7 "2006-07-06T17:37:24Z")
On 7/6/06, James Edward G. II [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Next week’s Ruby Q.: find out what time it is where Greg lives. > (This is an expert-level problem.) 😉 problem is, I am someone who abhors clocks (JEG2 knows this, via my complaints of the over abundance of them in his home), so I have hard time… telling time. I’ve accidentally miscalculated the easiest possible conversion many times so far this summer, eastern to pacific. Sorry to my SoC mentor for that! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-roundtable-on-freenode-2006-07-08/97291/8 "2006-07-06T18:33:29Z")
2006/7/6, Gregory B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid): > times so far this summer, eastern to pacific. Sorry to my SoC mentor > for that! 🙂 The worldclock link I posted earlier is an excellent site for handling that. For example, I put my collection of cities in a URL and have a FF keyword on it - so I just need to type “clock” in the address bar and get an overview page with all city times I’m interested in. Sample: > **[The Personal World Clock](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/personal.html?cities=136,179)** > > Choose your locations and show current local time with links to each city with extensive info on time, weather, Daylight Saving Time, sunrise, sunset and moon phases. Kind regards robert