Actual Starting Amount: $11,552,561.57

[Brad Zink]

http://urbanlife.net/ronpaul/meter.jpg

[TheEvilDetector]

No, actual amount is $11,551,156.57 according to a clock synced with NIST time servers and showing up according to screenshot at 11:59am

You see, the ticker is 1+ minutes behind. So 11:59pm ticker is the closest you will get to actual midnight.

Your amount is a whole $1405 larger which suggests that it is taken too late.

[Brad Zink]

Ok. Delete thread!!!

[Cleaner44]

No, actual amount is $11,551,156.57 according to a clock synced with NIST time servers and showing up according to screenshot at 11:59am

I agree with this starting amount.

[rory096]

No, actual amount is $11,551,156.57 according to a clock synced with NIST time servers and showing up according to screenshot at 11:59am

You see, the ticker is 1+ minutes behind. So 11:59pm ticker is the closest you will get to actual midnight.
Correct. I have a screenshot of this, if anyone wants it.

[zaffa]

I also have a screenshot which was posted already.

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/9291/anditbeginsyb2.png

[constitutional]

$11,551,156.57

[UtahApocalypse]

I dont give a rats ass what your computers, or the NIST time servers say. We MUST go by the time the campaign uses.

[Cleaner44]

I think we should count 11:59 to 11:59 PM per the screen shots.

[zaffa]

As stated before, I fully agree with this statement.

[TXcarlosTX]

$11,551,156.57 it is. el borracho has spoken

[TheEvilDetector]

I dont give a rats ass what your computers, or the NIST time servers say. We MUST go by the time the campaign uses.

The campaign showed 11:59pm (It is 1 minute behind real time anyways) and within that minute we take the last second or as close as we can get to midnight in real time.

That is precisely what I achieved by syncing with NIST and refreshing just seconds before midnight real time.

Are you having trouble comprehending this?

[rory096]

I also have a screenshot which was posted already.

http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/9291/anditbeginsyb2.png
that's wrong, someone donated 150 later in that minute.

[rory096]

The campaign showed 11:59pm (It is 1 minute behind real time anyways) and within that minute we take the last second or as close as we can get to midnight in real time.

That is precisely what I achieved by syncing with NIST and refreshing just seconds before midnight real time.

Are you having trouble comprehending this?
+1

If we take the screenshot of 12:00, it includes any donations made earlier in that minute.

[LiveFreeorDie]

http://urbanlife.net/ronpaul/meter.jpg

Thanks

[zaffa]

that's wrong, someone donated 150 later in that minute.

That snapshot is 12:00 exactly. I took my snapshot by the second. Yes, a snapshot was taken later that minute, but we want a snapshot of 12:00:00, not 12:00:59.

[TheEvilDetector]

That snapshot is 12:00 exactly. I took my snapshot by the second. Yes, a snapshot was taken later that minute, but we want a snapshot of 12:00:00, not 12:00:59.

OMG, how many times do I have to repeat this:

1) I synced my clock with NIST time server. SO my clock was PRECISE.
I wasn't relying on any webpage with its own inherent delays. THINK !

2) I refreshed ronpaul2008.com 10 seconds before ACTUAL midnight and got ticker total less than 5 seconds away from actual midnight.

The starting amount IS 11,551,156.57

You CANNOT use a time on some web page as your guide nor can you rely on the ticker for it updates once a minute.

You have to make your own clock exact and then refresh at the right time.

[Highmesa]

Like it will matter.

By tomorrow we'll be counting in millions. Starting amount $11.55 million

[Midnight77]

This is the correct amount. I timed it, as well.

Let's delete the other thread to avoid confusion.

[ignoranceisntbliss]

Boooyaaah!