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@brandon @gourd For example, here is the schedule page for "Games Done Quick", a biyearly event I am a fan of.

gamesdonequick.com/schedule/48

You'll notice the times are automatically shown in your local time zone. Because the page assumes this timezone feature will work, it doesn't *say* what timezone the times are listed relative to. Without timezone reporting, the page would probably default to GMT or something and be poorly usable.

12 July at 23:25 | Open on mastodon.social
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mcc

@brandon @gourd This becomes more problematic if you consider a page which rather than being for entertainment is something where the time is critical, for example an airplane booking site.

12 July at 23:26 | Open on mastodon.social
Gourd

@mcc @brandon Or absolutely hilarious cases like Best Buy refusing to let you place pickup orders if the store is closed based on your local browser time instead of checking on their end.

12 July at 23:26 | Open on indiepocalypse.social
mcc
Gourd replied to mcc

@mcc @brandon I have been so tempted to use this to place an order for pickup for during when the store is closed and see what happens, but I don't want to mess with random store employees.

12 July at 23:28 | Open on indiepocalypse.social
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