Lctimer=WRONG

Fbjm

So I, like many, have constantly had lctimer on in the background for the past few days but I thought something was off about it. It was only now I became 100% certain that this thing is an hour OFF the start of the lc!

http://lctimer.com/#countd

Stuff like that is dangerous, I was actually planning on using this to know when to leave for my first exam, by setting my alarm by it. I'm sure many others are still planning to do just that.

This should not have won the student award it did, such a careless mistake could cause some people their course!

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

They don't teach you how to use clocks any more? Be a bit tricky when you're actually in the exam and have no internet access...

NotExactly

TBH who gives a fúck if it's off by an hour?

Fbjm

Regardless of anyone's ability to "use clocks", it's a compelling issue as it's undeniable that a certain percentage of leaving cert candidates are going to use this as their alarm clock, also I give a ****, MANY give a ****. I truely find it disconcerting that the site my eyes have constantly been flicking to during my study was misleading me, if only by an hour.

Framble

Do most people not know the exam starts at half 9 so then wake up like an hour or two before that?

flyaway.

Well I don't really see why people can't work out when to wake up themselves

Patriciamc93

Fbjm wrote: »

So I, like many, have constantly had lctimer on in the background for the past few days but I thought something was off about it. It was only now I became 100% certain that this thing is an hour OFF the start of the lc!

http://lctimer.com/#countd

Stuff like that is dangerous, I was actually planning on using this to know when to leave for my first exam, by setting my alarm by it. I'm sure many others are still planning to do just that.

This should not have won the student award it did, such a careless mistake could cause some people their course!

Thanks for spotting it I wouldn't have!

Canard

Wait, would you not notice that when youre setting your alarm that you'd be setting it late? Or is it something like using your laptop as an alarm clock?

*adele*

Thats some epic procrastination you managed there...

Fbjm

Patchy~ wrote: »

Wait, would you not notice that when youre setting your alarm that you'd be setting it late? Or is it something like using your laptop as an alarm clock?

Like those kind of alarms you set to go off in however many hours, etc. It's the one my phone uses, and I'm sure others use these types too.

Fbjm

Patriciamc93 wrote: »

Thanks for spotting it I wouldn't have!

No problem!

Healium

Fbjm wrote: »

This should not have won the student award it did, such a careless mistake could cause some people their course!

:pac:

Are you actually serious?

In fairness, if you don't know what time your first exam starts at by now, turning up an hour late wouldn't have made much of a difference to you, I'd say.

I've notified the creator. It'll be fixed ASAP.

Crisis averted. A's for everyone.

Fbjm

Healium wrote: »

:pac:

Are you actually serious?

In fairness, if you don't know what time your first exam starts at by now, turning up an hour late wouldn't have made much of a difference to you, I'd say.

I've notified the creator. It'll be fixed ASAP.

Crisis averted. A's for everyone.

Ah there's no need for sarcasm, I'm a heavy sleeper and the way my alarm works, it would have gone off at half ten had i not noticed this, so it WAS a compelling issue for me, and perhaps others who have similar phone/laptop alarms. It has nothing to do with knowing when the exam starts, i am perfectly aware that English paper one starts at half nine.

Healium

Fbjm wrote: »

Ah there's no need for sarcasm, I'm a heavy sleeper and the way my alarm works, it would have gone off at half ten had i not noticed this, so it WAS a compelling issue for me, and perhaps others who have similar phone/laptop alarms. It has nothing to do with knowing when the exam starts, i am perfectly aware that English paper one starts at half nine.

So.... if the timer was correct, your alarm would have gone off at half 9, the time the exam starts?

"This should not have won the student award it did, such a careless mistake could cause some people their course!" << Unnecessary, and completely over-dramatic. Surely every student knows what time the exam starts at. The guy that created this is a LC student just like the rest of ye, and managed to create this in his spare time. People have been using it for months. To just start throwing poo is totally unfair. It's just a mistake, and it'll be fixed. No harm done, and it's not going to have any effect on whether or not people get their course. What work you've done over the past 2 years will decide that, not a mistake on an app.


May I suggest you double-check everything? These exams are pretty serious. You'd want to be making sure your alarm is correct every night.

*adele* wrote: »

Thats some epic procrastination you managed there...

/thread

J_E

Fbjm wrote: »

Stuff like that is dangerous, I was actually planning on using this to know when to leave for my first exam, by setting my alarm by it. I'm sure many others are still planning to do just that.

This should not have won the student award it did, such a careless mistake could cause some people their course!

...are you for real?

Fbjm

Healium wrote: »

So.... if the timer was correct, your alarm would have gone off at half 9, the time the exam starts?

"This should not have won the student award it did, such a careless mistake could cause some people their course!" << Unnecessary, and completely over-dramatic. Surely every student knows what time the exam starts at. The guy that created this is a LC student just like the rest of ye, and managed to create this in his spare time. People have been using it for months. To just start throwing poo is totally unfair. It's just a mistake, and it'll be fixed. No harm done, and it's not going to have any effect on whether or not people get their course. What work you've done over the past 2 years will decide that, not a mistake on an app.


/thread

This would have caused me to get up an hour late. Do you really think I would time my alarm to go off when the timer counts down? I'd set it to go off two hours before it did. And, believe it or not, waking up an hour later would actually have a detrimental effect on my results. I don't see why people are treating this as no big deal. It may not be the WORST thing that could happen in the leaving, but I doubt I was the only one setting my alarm by this.

J_E

If you don't realise that you should be in school at 9-9:30 for your Leaving Cert exam, then I think being late for the exam is the least of your concerns.

Fbjm

Cydoniac wrote: »

If you don't realise that you should be in school at 9-9:30 for your Leaving Cert exam, then I think being late for the exam is the least of your concerns.

Again, It's nothing to do with not realising when exams start. It's solely to do with setting my alarm to a timer which would have got me up an hour later than i would need to be up. This has since been sorted. So, no worries

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Fbjm wrote: »

Again, It's nothing to do with not realising when exams start. It's solely to do with setting my alarm to a timer which would have got me up an hour later than i would need to be up. This has since been sorted. So, no worries

Sorry, but no. If you were late for your exam because you relied upon an unofficial website, then it's your **** up, not his. Just as if you used facts in an essay without checking the legitimacy.

Healium

Fbjm wrote: »

This would have caused me to get up an hour late. Do you really think I would time my alarm to go off when the timer counts down? I'd set it to go off two hours before it did. And, believe it or not, waking up an hour later would actually have a detrimental effect on my results. I don't see why people are treating this as no big deal. It may not be the WORST thing that could happen in the leaving, but I doubt I was the only one setting my alarm by this.

I'm only quoting what you said

Fbjm wrote: »

I'm a heavy sleeper and the way my alarm works, it would have gone off at half ten had i not noticed this

Waking up an hour late would NOT have a detrimental effect. I can almost guarantee you that you'll wake up a bit late for at least one exam. No amount of morning cramming will affect your grade, it comes down to what work you did over the last 2 years. An extra hour will in no way bring you up a grade.

It isn't a big deal. It's an hour. You know the exam starts at 9.30. Surely you'd double-check the alarm time before you went to bed? To be honest, I don't know a single person who would set that type of alarm. I'd imagine most people would simply set a "7.30" alarm on their phone.

The website was not created to help you plan your alarm times. It was made to encourage you to study, long-term, so that you always know that the exams are creeping up, and to kick you into studying a few months ago.

I just can't believe you're still trying to claim that this is some absolute disaster. I get that you're probably stressed an' all, but this is ridiculous. Some common sense would go a long way.

Anyway, creator notified, mistake being fixed by tonight, nobody going to miss out on their course, made my point, going to watch X-Men.

I suggest you stop arguing on Boards, and go study

Fbjm

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Sorry, but no. If you were late for your exam because you relied upon an unofficial website, then it's your **** up, not his. Just as if you used facts in an essay without checking the legitimacy.

Well i would have thought that since it recieved a student award it would BE legitimate. I mean, who would give an award to an incorrect timer? Plus, i used this for my junior, and my mates in different years did too, and they were always 100% reliable and correct. Just going on a lifetime of experience. Plus, many of them didn't have an award. This one did. Go figure

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Fbjm wrote: »

Well i would have thought that since it recieved a student award it would BE legitimate. I mean, who would give an award to an incorrect timer? Plus, i used this for my junior, and my mates in different years did too, and they were always 100% reliable and correct. Just going on a lifetime of experience. Plus, many of them didn't have an award. This one did. Go figure

It doesn't say it won an award, it said it was shortlisted for one.

EDIT - I see it did win an award, but for best design. Not for accuracy or content.

And no, it's not legitimate, award or not. Teletext. World news TV stations. Greenwichmeantime.com. Those are legimate.

Fbjm

Healium wrote: »

I can almost guarantee you that you'll wake up a bit late for at least one exam.

Well god i certainly hope not, 2 mornings in a row last week I was up until 3am worrying about sleeping through an exam. How ironic is that? Anyway, yeah, bit of a waste of time this. I'm off to study too.

thejetset

Fbjm wrote: »

Again, It's nothing to do with not realising when exams start. It's solely to do with setting my alarm to a timer which would have got me up an hour later than i would need to be up. This has since been sorted. So, no worries

Just thought I should chime in. The 1 hour late thing was intentional and was a joke between the developer and a friend to do with his computer's clock being wrong. Also, the countdown is based on YOUR computer's time, so don't trust it entirely. Also, it provides no guarantee of accuracy either... Enjoy!

Desire.

The worrying thing is the OP is actually serious!

what.to.do

Healium wrote: »

I suggest you stop arguing on Boards, and go study

Four for you, Glen Cocco, you go Glen Cocco.

Truth!

paulmclaughlin

Fbjm wrote: »

Ah there's no need for sarcasm, I'm a heavy sleeper and the way my alarm works, it would have gone off at half ten had i not noticed this, so it WAS a compelling issue for me, and perhaps others who have similar phone/laptop alarms. It has nothing to do with knowing when the exam starts, i am perfectly aware that English paper one starts at half nine.

How can you set an alarm by this? You know the time of your exams so you set it to wake you up on time. Why and how would you set an alarm by this?

Framble

Even if you did set your alarm by number of hours to go, why would you do it 4 days in advance instead of the night before?

SDTimeout

I for one am glad this was spotted, good job OP i was relying on this to wake me up.
tbh i know a few people who would do something like this so well spotted.

biggaman

wasted around 10 minutes just reading this procrastination all the way :cool:

LilMissCiara

biggaman wrote: »

wasted around 10 minutes just reading this procrastination all the way :cool:

If you were going by the LCTimer.. That would have been 1 hour 10 minutes...! :eek:

JayEnnis

By reading this thread I'm going to say this should be the last of your worries

Desire.

I also don't get why you would set your alarm using this. You're setting it the night before, it's 10 o' clock, surely you can work out yourself that you want to wake up in ten hours?

Digits

Paranoid OP is paranoid.

NotExactly

Fbjm wrote: »

I'm a heavy sleeper and the way my alarm works, it would have gone off at half ten had i not noticed this,

So you were planning on waking up at half 9, the same time English paper 1 starts?:rolleyes:

Patriciamc93

Everybody can say that it doesn't matter but if the op had not noticed then they would have set there alarm an hour late. This would cause the op to be and hour late for the exam (if they did not realise the time) and the first exam is English. You can only turn up to an exam half an hour late more than that and you are not allowed in!

If the op did not get to English on time then they would more than likely fail English (unless they get 180/200 on paper 2) and subsequently if they wanted to go to an nui they would not be allowed. And would have to repeat.

And also I know that the problem has been fixed and all but this site could have been used by the 20000 (I think) people doing the leaving cert and it is not something to have a "laugh" about with your friends. It won an award an it deserves it it is a good site and a good idea...... Apart from the mistake.

And plus don't shoot the op for telling people. Some people may have not noticed and he/she told people about it!

stealinhorses

Patriciamc93 wrote: »

Everybody can say that it doesn't matter but if the op had not noticed then they would have set there alarm an hour late. This would cause the op to be and hour late for the exam (if they did not realise the time) and the first exam is English. You can only turn up to an exam half an hour late more than that and you are not allowed in!

If the op did not get to English on time then they would more than likely fail English (unless they get 180/200 on paper 2) and subsequently if they wanted to go to an nui they would not be allowed. And would have to repeat.

And also I know that the problem has been fixed and all but this site could have been used by the 20000 (I think) people doing the leaving cert and it is not something to have a "laugh" about with your friends. It won an award an it deserves it it is a good site and a good idea...... Apart from the mistake.

And plus don't shoot the op for telling people. Some people may have not noticed and he/she told people about it!

Damn, I hope you're not being serious :pac:

Healium

Patriciamc93 wrote: »

Everybody can say that it doesn't matter but if the op had not noticed then they would have set there alarm an hour late. This would cause the op to be and hour late for the exam (if they did not realise the time) and the first exam is English. You can only turn up to an exam half an hour late more than that and you are not allowed in!

If the op did not get to English on time then they would more than likely fail English (unless they get 180/200 on paper 2) and subsequently if they wanted to go to an nui they would not be allowed. And would have to repeat.

And also I know that the problem has been fixed and all but this site could have been used by the 20000 (I think) people doing the leaving cert and it is not something to have a "laugh" about with your friends. It won an award an it deserves it it is a good site and a good idea...... Apart from the mistake.

And plus don't shoot the op for telling people. Some people may have not noticed and he/she told people about it!

Actually, the OP said their alarm is for 7.30. Worst case scenario, they woke up at 8.30. Don't see how that could cause them to be an hour late for the exam. Just seems like the OP is planning some morning cramming.

So what if 20,000 students used it? Surely they all have enough sense by now to know when their exam starts, and what time they have to get up at

As I said, the site was to motivate students to study long-term, to shock you into studying when you realize there's only 50 days left, not to help you set an alarm clock

Patriciamc93

Healium wrote: »

Actually, the OP said their alarm is for 7.30. Worst case scenario, they woke up at 8.30. Don't see how that could cause them to be an hour late for the exam. Just seems like the OP is planning some morning cramming.

Well if they live 40 mins away from school and ended up hiting rush hour traffic they could very well be an hour late..... In the morning 5 mins makes all the difference. And I know there will be less traffic on the road due to secondary schools been finished but .... Traffic still applies
......just saying!

Healium wrote: »

So what if 20,000 students used it? Surely they all have enough sense by now to know when their exam starts, and what time they have to get up at

I'm sure they do but as the op said there alarm clock on their phone is different to others and well if my alarm was like the op's then I would probably use the countdown timer to set my alarm as I would feel that it would be accurate seeming as it won an award and stuff
(but I would check just to make sure it is the leaving cert like!)

Healium wrote: »

As I said, the site was to motivate students to study long-term, to shock you into studying when you realize there's only 50 days left, not to help you set an alarm clock

Ya I get that ..... And it was a brilliant idea and the website is really well designed.... Just saying the leaving Cert .... For most people is serious and a stressful time. Perhaps if the developer was joking with a friend they should have maybe stoped joking about two weeks ago and changed just incase something like this happened. Precautions and all that.

Gav77

This is the silliest thing i have ever seen

Kells...

Gav77 wrote: »

This post is the silliest thing i have ever written

FYP :P

rainbowtrout

Christ almighty OP, get yourself a normal alarm clock and take some responsibility for your own actions, i.e. getting your arse out of bed in time in the morning.