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What do people do for new years now? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by dukeofdummies@lemmy.world to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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I remember when I was young I could just turn on the TV, pick any channel, and I would watch a properly timed ball drop in New York.

Now? It took ages to find a new years countdown on youtube. Couldn't find a decent option and eventually I settled on a tower in Texas that was in the central time zone.

Is there a good ball drop replacement for people who don't own a TV and live purely online? It doesn't need to be fancy, just count down without me having to synchronize watches -_-

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[-] Vanth@reddthat.com 7 points 4 months ago

I don't even have TV and was still inundated with the NYC ball drop. It's still named after Dick Clark, for goodness sake. How did you not find it and settle for a Texas copycat? What fascinating little silos we find ourselves in online.

[-] dukeofdummies@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Oh I found it, but it also was on eastern time. I'm in the central time zone. So without a syncronize step it was an hour ahead.

I was just looking for something to put in the background while my wife and I chilled. I just like to have that 10 second countdown ya know?

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