New Countdown To Kickoff 2015 Website

[Team118Joseph]

I decided to use the milliseconds and convert it over with this code

                var d = new Date();
		var time_until = (kickoff_date - d.getTime());
		var days = Math.floor(time_until/86400000);
		time_until = time_until%86400000
		var hours = Math.floor(time_until/3600000);
		time_until = time_until%3600000
		var minutes = Math.floor(time_until/60000);
		time_until = Math.floor(time_until%60000);
		var seconds = Math.floor(time_until/1000);
		var milliseconds = Math.floor(time_until%1000);

[Bryce Paputa]

				var kickoff = new Date(2015, 0, 3, 10, 30, 0, 0)
					var diff = kickoff - new Date()
					var d = Math.floor(diff/1000.0/60.0/60.0/24.0)
					diff -= d * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24
					var h = Math.floor(diff/1000.0/60.0/60.0)
					diff -= h * 1000 * 60 * 60
					var m = Math.floor(diff/1000.0/60.0)
					diff -= m * 1000 * 60
					var s = Math.floor(diff/1000)
					dDiv.innerHTML = d
					hDiv.innerHTML = h
					mDiv.innerHTML = m
					sDiv.innerHTML = s
					document.title = d + " Days Until Kickoff"

Here's how I did it, just a little bit easier to read and modify. The -= vs %= difference for the calculation is interesting.

[Team118Joseph]

The %= is modulus equal. Its used to get the remainder of the division. I use it to get the leftover hours, minutes, ext. then use that for the next equation. Once you start using modulus its hard to stop .

[Bryce Paputa]

Originally Posted by Team118Joseph

The %= is modulus equal. Its used to get the remainder of the division. I use it to get the leftover hours, minutes, ext. then use that for the next equation.

Of course, it's just interesting that we did the exact same calculation differently.

[Team118Joseph]

I was also wondering if anyone had some cool robot pictures I could use for the background. I was thinking of either having the page choose a random robot background or showing a robot of the day.

[waialua359]

Im not creating a link to this!
Everytime I see one of these, I cringe at how little days left we have before the 6 weeks of hell.

[Calvin Hartley]

Originally Posted by Team118Joseph

I was also wondering if anyone had some cool robot pictures I could use for the background. I was thinking of either having the page choose a random robot background or showing a robot of the day.

(I'm no website builder, so I don't know how complicated this would be, but here's an idea)
Could you make it reference CD media? I believe that's how The Blue Alliance gets photos (correct me if I'm wrong). Showing a daily random or predetermined lineup would be cool.

[Team118Joseph]

I got the slide show code in! Now I just need pictures!
Just send pictures to Joseph.Foster118@gmail.com and I will put them into the slide show.

[Team118Joseph]

After I started this thread, new countdowns started popping up. Luckily competition is one of the many great things about FIRST.

[Team118Joseph]

I added a team display to show what team are in the photos. Go check out all the teams that are displayed!

[Team118Joseph]

Less than 50 days left! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos and please keep sending them in!

[DarkRune]

Does anyone else have this error?

[Team118Joseph]

It seems to be a browser issue. I get the same error in Firefox. The site runs best in explorer but will also work in chrome.

[devg29]

Nice updates to the site -- I use chrome and I haven't had any problems so far

[Team118Joseph]

I have created a form for uploading photos for the slideshow. Just click the here button in the footer and upload the photo. This should be easier than emailing the photos to me.