Emergency Maint (11/10/09)

[Johnblaze]

Crap they fixed

FINAL FANTASY XI Update (Nov. 10)

A version update of FINAL FANTASY XI was performed at the following time.

[Date & Time]
Nov. 10, 2009 at 11:00 (PST)

[Affected Services]
FINAL FANTASY XI

[Important Update Details]
The following issues have been addressed:

- The mission "That Which Curdles Blood" from the additional scenario "A Shantotto Ascension" may not have progressed depending on the progress status of the Windurst mission "Vain."

- The quest "Waking the Beast" may not have progressed depending on the status of missions from the additional scenario "A Shantotto Ascension."

- There was an issue with the effects of "Carbuncle Mitts."

- During Chocobo Raising, the HP of chocobo would unintentionally recover by taking care of it under certain conditions.

FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site

[McGoonagle]

The NATO solution for this is dd/mm/yyyy with the month written out rather than numerical. Today is 10 Nov. 2009. Works for almost everybody.

I use it because I'm British, now a US citizen, and find mm/dd/yyyy nonsensical, even after 25 years.

[ringthree]

We have English. You guys have Englanese. Pins in a bobbin good chap.

Pip pip!

They can't spell armor or behavior correctly, and can't pronounce jaguar correctly, and they can't even spell OR pronounce aluminum correctly.

[pixiehawk]

Pip pip!

They can't spell armor or behavior correctly, and can't pronounce jaguar correctly, and they can't even spell OR pronounce aluminum correctly.

it's mean to tease us (well, me) about alum.... alumi.... that crap soda cans is made of

; ;

[Seraph]

The NATO solution for this is dd/mm/yyyy with the month written out rather than numerical. Today is 10 Nov. 2009. Works for almost everybody.

I use it because I'm British, now a US citizen, and find mm/dd/yyyy nonsensical, even after 25 years.

I prefer YYYY/MM/DD because in the event you have to add on HH/MM/SS to it there is no problem with sorting and locating a date. Far easier to auto-generate too.


EDIT: ISO date standards and what not:
http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/datefmts.htm#TC

[Ophannus]

We in America prefer mm/dd/yyyy because it makes the most practical sense.

When you speak a date you say it in mm/dd/yyyy not the other way around. Who the hell says "My birthday is the 17th day of November, 1988?(dd/mm/yyy)
Most people just say "My birthday is November 17th, 1988"(mm/dd/yyyy)
On the street when you ask someone the for the date they simply say "Oh today's November 10th 2009." Why go through all the trouble of using the month in possessive form such as "It's the 10th day of November, 2009."
See it takes longer!

Also I declare that any invention made by a country should be referred to by it's original name by anyone speaking the same language. We both speak English but why do Brits call the following AMERICAN inventions-- Elevators:Lifts, Flashlights:Torches, Popsicles: Paddle-pops, Fries: Chips.

And Jesus-Tap Dancin' Christ stop calling cookies biscuits. Biscuits have the connotation of being savory/buttery/salty. Like the Pillsbury biscuits you dip in gravy during a large meal. Cookies are the pastries with chocolate,candy or other sweet and yummy things inside them.
Behold:


Biscuits(Mmmm...)
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/Pro...x/Biscuit1.jpg

Cookies!
http://1000awesomethings.files.wordp...09/cookies.jpg

[Siatdiat]

Also I declare that any invention made by a country should be referred to by it's original name by anyone speaking the same language. We both speak English but why do Brits call the following AMERICAN inventions-- Elevators:Lifts, Flashlights:Torches, Popsicles: Paddle-pops, Fries: Chips.

Fries are not an American invention, nor are they a french invention.

[Julian]

We in America prefer mm/dd/yyyy because it makes the most practical sense.

When you speak a date you say it in mm/dd/yyyy not the other way around. Who the hell says "My birthday is the 17th day of November, 1988?(dd/mm/yyy)
Most people just say "My birthday is November 17th, 1988"(mm/dd/yyyy)
On the street when you ask someone the for the date they simply say "Oh today's November 10th 2009." Why go through all the trouble of using the month in possessive form such as "It's the 10th day of November, 2009."
See it takes longer!

Drop the "day", adding that is just pointless and dumb. "It's the 10th of November, 2009" makes just as much sense and sounds as good as "It's November 10th, 2009".

[Vito]

Americans invented english... then we invented all you other people to make fun of when you try to use it.


Edit: Yes, You people!

[Ophannus]

America rules! We discovered Electricity, invented lightbulbs, computers, microprocessers, video games, ice cream, porno film, buffalo wings, cars, film, cameras. Rock, jazz, hip hop, R&B, insurance,machine guns,airplanes,social security, GPS,cell phones, jeans,digital watches,milk shakes, breakdancing,ninjas,pro wrestling,monster trucks,cheeseburgers,hot dogs,corn dogs!, cotton candy, rollercoasters.

Man, america invented EVERYTHING fun/cool/tasty/sexy/entertaining. What's the point of the rest of the world anyway?

Silly brits are just sore-losers because we kicked their ass in world war I


Presidents>Prime Ministers, even in action films! Remember "Air Force One" with Harrison Ford? What was the last movie you saw where a Prime Minister beat up single handedly a plane hijacked with terrorists. Man how cool would it be if Harrison Ford was our president? I mean why not? Arnold became a governor and Ford is way more badass than Arnold. Indiana Jones+Han Solo? COME ON! I bet if we captured Bin Laden and brought him to Bush or now Obama they'd say "lock him up for interrogation". But Harrison Ford would DEMAND they bring him to the oval office. They bring him in, kick him to the ground and then HF turns around his chair facing him, with a glass of fine brandy in one hand, sitting with his legs crossed. He instructs his secret service to leave them, and they do. He approaches Bin Laden and he begs for death and spits on him. HF releases him then takes him up to the roof of the white house, HF takes off his suit coat revealing a white shirt/tie and suspenders. He takes off his tie so now he just his his shirt and suspenders and pants on, then he thumbs his suspenders loose so they're dangling from his sides like a badass. Then he rolls up his sleeves and challenegs bin laden to a 1v1 brawl for the honor of America! HF of wins of course and he impales him with the american flag. Standing victorious eveyrone cheers as the fight was televised around the world! Then a helicopter hovers above and his hot supermodel wife comes down on a rope and makes out with him! AMERICA! FUCK YA

[Reality]

cause day/month/year is clearly less logical than month/day/year

month/day/year makes more sense imo.

smallest to largest

12 months in a year
28-31 days in a month
2009 years to current.

[dejet]

America rules! We discovered Electricity, invented lightbulbs, computers, microprocessers, video games, ice cream, porno film, buffalo wings, cars, film, cameras. Rock, jazz, hip hop, R&B, insurance,machine guns,airplanes,social security, GPS,cell phones, jeans,digital watches,milk shakes, breakdancing,ninjas,pro wrestling,monster trucks,cheeseburgers,hot dogs,corn dogs!, cotton candy, rollercoasters.

Man, america invented EVERYTHING fun/cool/tasty/sexy/entertaining. What's the point of the rest of the world anyway?

Silly brits are just sore-losers because we kicked their ass in world war I


Presidents>Prime Ministers, even in action films! Remember "Air Force One" with Harrison Ford? What was the last movie you saw where a Prime Minister beat up single handedly a plane hijacked with terrorists. Man how cool would it be if Harrison Ford was our president? I mean why not? Arnold became a governor and Ford is way more badass than Arnold. Indiana Jones+Han Solo? COME ON! I bet if we captured Bin Laden and brought him to Bush or now Obama they'd say "lock him up for interrogation". But Harrison Ford would DEMAND they bring him to the oval office. They bring him in, kick him to the ground and then HF turns around his chair facing him, with a glass of fine brandy in one hand, sitting with his legs crossed. He instructs his secret service to leave them, and they do. He approaches Bin Laden and he begs for death and spits on him. HF releases him then takes him up to the roof of the white house, HF takes off his suit coat revealing a white shirt/tie and suspenders. He takes off his tie so now he just his his shirt and suspenders and pants on, then he thumbs his suspenders loose so they're dangling from his sides like a badass. Then he rolls up his sleeves and challenegs bin laden to a 1v1 brawl for the honor of America! HF of wins of course and he impales him with the american flag. Standing victorious eveyrone cheers as the fight was televised around the world! Then a helicopter hovers above and his hot supermodel wife comes down on a rope and makes out with him! AMERICA! FUCK YA

There is no answer for this just lulz <3

edit: why has year/month/day not been tried. We should try that!

[Kobus]

should be DD/MM/YYYY, otherwise we'd never have poetry like...

Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot...

[BerenTebogo]

IN AMERICA

[Mirage]

There is no answer for this just lulz <3

edit: why has year/month/day not been tried. We should try that!

This is the standard format in Japan, I think.

[test123]

DAY < MONTH < YEAR, cuz a Day is shorter then a month and a month is shorter then a year.

[Not Kuno]

So when you want to say something is five feet ten inches do you say ten inches five feet because the inches are smaller?

[Cesaria]

If someone asked me my birthday I'd answer that it's 15th June, not June 15 - but is the difference the reason we write dates differently, or a result of it? I do put dates as 10/Nov/2009 (didn't use today's as it's potentially confusing) just so those silly American people don't get confused (it's easy to do) ;-P

[McGoonagle]

There is no answer for this just lulz <3

edit: why has year/month/day not been tried. We should try that!

It is used in some countries, e.g. Denmark, and in some software.

[McGoonagle]

When you speak a date you say it in mm/dd/yyyy not the other way around. Who the hell says "My birthday is the 17th day of November, 1988?(dd/mm/yyy)

I do.