Steam Date screw up.

[Plays2]

Today i was Downloading AA3 and suddenly I notice that its updating. So i click on the update news button and it see this:

I didn't know Steam (software) existed at that time.

 

[Cut Chem!st]

Isn't that around the time period of tf2. :O

 

[WhiteSoxFan5622]

I think that is the default date when nothing has been updated. I have seen it before in other games.

Also, where did you get that Steam Skin?

 

[Zegz]

you see what? You said " i see this: "

but theres nothing there...is that what you meant?

 

[zippy258]

is that when valve "began" ?

 

[Abecade9]

Who you're desktop looks sick. how'da do it.

 

[Lance]

Insurgency does this too, I don't know why that's set as the default date (reminds me, the cash registers at the local Dairy Queen give 1909 on the receipts, and they obviously didn't exist then. Why bother setting up for the past and not the future?)

 

[blackhawksniper]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59202



OUCH

 

[Ducttape]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/59202



OUCH

ouch

 

[jaxory]

They're likely using a Unix timestamp. They also likely set the default value to 1. In Unix, the time is counted in seconds from January 1st, 1970. So a value of one would occur on that day. Take into consideration that you're behind the GMT time zone, it would fall on December 31st, 1969 for you.

 

[sokO]

You guys are pro at staying on topic.