# What with the clock?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-with-the-clock/5518>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 23, 1999, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-with-the-clock/5518 "1999-12-23T19:04:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Keeves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@Keeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeves)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-with-the-clock/5518/1 "1999-12-23T19:04:00Z")

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The timestamp on our posts is Central Time. I am in the Eastern zone, and I’ve gotten accustomed to seeing the timestamps be about an hour earlier than I’d expect. That seems to have changed. It now seems to be in Eastern, but still off by a few minutes. Anyone know what’s going on?

For the record, as I press the “Submit” button, it is now 1:55 EST, or 12:55 CST.

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**Author:** ![Keeves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@Keeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeves)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-with-the-clock/5518/2 "1999-12-23T19:05:00Z")

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Damn, I guess they fixed it. Its now off by only 10 minutes. Someone close this thread.

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**Author:** ![Nickrz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@Nickrz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nickrz)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 1999, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-with-the-clock/5518/3 "1999-12-23T19:06:00Z")

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Yes, Master.