Comments on: My Take on April Fools’ Day http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss I try to sound like I know what I'm talking about. Don't be fooled. Mon, 21 May 2012 19:29:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Possible248 http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day/#comment-95 Possible248 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:14:00 +0000 http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day.html#comment-95 Well, I really don't see the harm of April Fools Day. It gives us another day to break out of the repetition in our lives.<br /><br />...and what's the fun of moderation? Well, I really don’t see the harm of April Fools Day. It gives us another day to break out of the repetition in our lives.

…and what’s the fun of moderation?

]]> By: alexanderpas http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day/#comment-94 alexanderpas Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:07:00 +0000 http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day.html#comment-94 <i>The real irritation came from the fact that all this started on March 31. April Fools' Day has gotten too big for one day, apparently. Now it's two days.</i><br/><br/>It looks like two days when you view it from the internet perspective, however, due to timezones differences, April 1st starts at 12:01 UTC on March 31, and ends on 11:59 UTC on April 2.<br/><br/>Yes, this is 48 hours, but remember, not everyone is in the same timezone!<br/><br/>Americans complain that it starts on March 31, while Australians complain it continues until April 2 and Europeans are annoyed as it starts in the evening of March 31 and ends in the Morning of March 2. The real irritation came from the fact that all this started on March 31. April Fools’ Day has gotten too big for one day, apparently. Now it’s two days.

It looks like two days when you view it from the internet perspective, however, due to timezones differences, April 1st starts at 12:01 UTC on March 31, and ends on 11:59 UTC on April 2.

Yes, this is 48 hours, but remember, not everyone is in the same timezone!

Americans complain that it starts on March 31, while Australians complain it continues until April 2 and Europeans are annoyed as it starts in the evening of March 31 and ends in the Morning of March 2.

]]> By: i80and http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day/#comment-92 i80and Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:22:00 +0000 http://technobabbl.es/2008/04/my-take-on-april-fools-day.html#comment-92 April Fools' day is both amusing and incredibly irritating to me. On the one hand, some gags are funny and I do like. On the other hand, a lot of the time I don't have my April 1st filters on. As a result, I swallow things hook line and sinker.<br /><br />April 1st is pure torture of gullible people. April Fools’ day is both amusing and incredibly irritating to me. On the one hand, some gags are funny and I do like. On the other hand, a lot of the time I don’t have my April 1st filters on. As a result, I swallow things hook line and sinker.

April 1st is pure torture of gullible people.

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