Did you get a STEP Ticket?

BBadger · Post by **BBadger** » Tue May 15, 2012 11:43 am

vargaso wrote:
BBadger wrote:I have to ask: what is the "meaning" you get out of the timestamp?
For me, it's a nice little countdown. Doesn't predict WHEN I'll get a ticket, or even IF I'll get one, but it's nice to see the march towards my 12:18 timestamp, since it's almost certain tickets are being doled out in order of said stamp. Not that hard to understand the enjoyment in that, as far as I'm concerned. When discussing religion with a religious person, do you concentrate on whether or not the historical events in a religious text are accurate? I'm guessing yes.

I'll accept that, though it seem there are people still carrying the illusion that there is something more.

Collieman · Post by **Collieman** » Tue May 15, 2012 12:34 pm

I purchased a STEP ticket today. Sorry i can't give any info on the timestamp since I deleted my confirmation entering STEP program email by accident. Just giving this thread a heads up, 1 more person out of the que. Big thanks for the people selling tix back into the STEP.

RASpects!

pink · Post by **pink** » Tue May 15, 2012 1:00 pm

Wow, that's a lot of line-moving for my daily check-in! Congrats to all lucky recipients, including the volunteer tix holders

It seems STEP is working nicely, and I hope you all get to the playa!

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:56 pm

Moving right along!! Keeping the faith alive!! I wish you all the best of luck and a magically dusty day!!! Come on 12:17!!!!!!!!!

VampireKitten · Post by **VampireKitten** » Tue May 15, 2012 3:43 pm

Timestamps = hope.... I hope, I hope, I hope.

clocksnmirrors · Post by **clocksnmirrors** » Tue May 15, 2012 5:43 pm

VampireKitten wrote:Timestamps = hope.... I hope, I hope, I hope.

i hope for you!

danonv · Post by **danonv** » Tue May 15, 2012 6:55 pm

I was notified that I am in the STEP program, but I don't know what my time stamp is. How do you find out? Thanks.

pwornama · Post by **pwornama** » Tue May 15, 2012 7:13 pm

danonv wrote:I was notified that I am in the STEP program, but I don't know what my time stamp is. How do you find out? Thanks.

Please read the pages before this one, it tells all....

5280MeV · Post by **5280MeV** » Tue May 15, 2012 7:21 pm

I had a vision today, and now I believe...

timestamp.jpg

Good luck STEPers! May the timestamp be with you!

(Let us not also forget the holy clone stamp)

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Tue May 15, 2012 7:23 pm

That's one great picture there, 5280.

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Wed May 16, 2012 3:37 pm

Slow day...

VampireKitten · Post by **VampireKitten** » Wed May 16, 2012 7:36 pm

I know... come on STEP tickets!

xotis · Post by **xotis** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:23 pm

Hypothetical question:

I was approved for, and purchased, 2 STEP tickets a month ago. If my partner can't go, is it possible for me to sell back only ONE ticket through STEP? I couldn't find an answer on the FAQ http://tickets2.burningman.com/faq.php#stepwhat

I also asked via the online customer support, and am waiting to hear back: http://tickets2.burningman.com/contact.php

Just curious if any of you knew.

Thanks!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:31 pm

fresh · Post by **fresh** » Thu May 17, 2012 3:13 pm

Just got confirmation of available STEP ticket!!!! I already got a distributed ticket through my camp, so this one will go back into the pool. My time stamp was 12:14:25. Just want to keep the clock up to date!!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!

moonbabyy · Post by **moonbabyy** » Thu May 17, 2012 3:29 pm

Congrats fresh!!
It was getting toooo quiet here!

iamchiefwahoo · Post by **iamchiefwahoo** » Thu May 17, 2012 3:37 pm

Just wanted to confirm that my friend just got 2 tixs at $390 for a 12:14 time stamp!

THANK YOU STEP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Monkey Pirate Pirate Monkey's

StrangerDanger · Post by **StrangerDanger** » Thu May 17, 2012 4:03 pm

im flinching everytime my phone buzzes. my timestamp is 12:14:53 but my deep coded timestamp is 12:14:30

Braincrash · Post by **Braincrash** » Thu May 17, 2012 6:29 pm

Here is my info: Timestamp 12:14:34. No ticket yet. I doubt the other post at 12:16 is real. I know, I know, timestamps aren't guaranteed to be in order. But the more people send in their info, the better we can predict.

tSmalls · Post by **tSmalls** » Thu May 17, 2012 7:48 pm

Did anyone get in the 12:15 timestamp range??

Post by **trilobyte** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:02 pm

The timestamps are guaranteed NOT to be in order. There is no actual timestamp on the place in the STEP queue, no information of that kind was included with what was sent to email servers. Emails were sent on multiple different email servers that were not synced to the same time. And just when you send emails at home or work, sometimes an email sends out instantaneously, sometimes it takes a few extra seconds. The timestamps you're reading are what was put on it by the outgoing email server as it left. It's a plus or minus several minutes thing.

catinthefunnyhat · Post by **catinthefunnyhat** » Thu May 17, 2012 10:13 pm

trilobyte wrote:The timestamps are guaranteed NOT to be in order. There is no actual timestamp on the place in the STEP queue, no information of that kind was included with what was sent to email servers. Emails were sent on multiple different email servers that were not synced to the same time. And just when you send emails at home or work, sometimes an email sends out instantaneously, sometimes it takes a few extra seconds. The timestamps you're reading are what was put on it by the outgoing email server as it left. It's a plus or minus several minutes thing.

They'll be in order if we ignore all the ones that are out of order.

Oops, this belongs in the Tautology Club thread...

MIse · Post by **MIse** » Fri May 18, 2012 3:14 am

trilobyte wrote:The timestamps are guaranteed NOT to be in order. . It's a plus or minus several minutes thing.

I bet you a thousand dollars that with a 12.14 timestamp I'll get offered 2 tickets before someone who's got a 12.15 or 12.16 within the actual code of their email....the 12.16 from FB is clearly from someone who just read the inbox time rather than the server time

lemur · Post by **lemur** » Fri May 18, 2012 3:34 am

MIse wrote:
trilobyte wrote:The timestamps are guaranteed NOT to be in order. . It's a plus or minus several minutes thing.
I bet you a thousand dollars that with a 12.14 timestamp I'll get offered 2 tickets before someone who's got a 12.15 or 12.16 within the actual code of their email....the 12.16 from FB is clearly from someone who just read the inbox time rather than the server time

i bet you a thousand dollars you cant tell me what day the people with 12:17 will start to get tickets.....

edit: no guessing

MIse · Post by **MIse** » Fri May 18, 2012 4:30 am

No one claimed that time stamps predict days or times when people will receive tickets, just the general order in which people will receive them...at least the minute based ones do anyway, therefore they do stand for something no matter how much the mods try to say otherwise

catinthefunnyhat · Post by **catinthefunnyhat** » Fri May 18, 2012 5:55 am

I'm ambivalent. I mean, I know the timestamps don't tell me anything useful about my progress in the STEP line, but it's comforting to see the front of the line moving along, and -- with a few anomalies -- there seems to be some sequentiality to the timestamps, at least in the small sample we have here (especially when we ignore the exceptions...

). Again, I don't think that it's useful information in any real way, but it's comforting... makes it seem like the universe is unfolding as it should, or something.

It reminds me of the passport office, where you get a number and wait for it to be called. There are about 5 separate series of numbers going at once. Each series goes in order, but the series are all mixed up randomly. Each series starts with a different letter of the alphabet, followed by a 3-digit numeral. The idea, I guess, is to make sure nobody knows who's ahead of them in line or how many. I suspect it helps prevent conflict. So you sit there, for an hour or more, watching these numbers get called. You can never predict which series the next call will be from, but you can watch the numerals in each series tick up in order (e.g.. A137, C296, D 501, A138, B 222, B223, D502...). Even thought it's not helpful, it's comforting to keep an eye on the numbers in your series.

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Fri May 18, 2012 6:22 am

I'll give you a thousand dollars if you can show me one case where someone got a ticket out of line according to the time stamp by the minute.

One case.

5280MeV · Post by **5280MeV** » Fri May 18, 2012 6:57 am

Perhaps the mysteries of the timestamp are not meant to be understood, but to inspire?

In any case, the important thing is that the people that were not lucky in the lottery are risin' up, back on the street.
They did their time, took their chances
Went the distance now they're back on their feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times it happens too fast
You trade your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive

It's the ink of the timestamp, it's the thrill of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of the playa
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's markin' us all with the ink ....
of the timestamp.

rocky-timestamp.jpg

junglesmacks · Post by **junglesmacks** » Fri May 18, 2012 7:00 am

Great.. now I know what's going to be stuck in my head all day. The girl is already yelling at me from the other room wondering why I'm now screaming it from the top of my lungs.

StrangerDanger · Post by **StrangerDanger** » Fri May 18, 2012 2:58 pm

trilobyte, you know I am partialy enjoying antoginizing you by ignoring everything you say regarding timestamps.

NAH NAH NAH NAH NAH. CANT HEAR YOU.

So my 12:14 timestamp mean i should be getting a ticket anyday now.

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