gistfile1.txt

where gmt is aliased as gmtime


>> DateTime.now.to_time.gmt
=> Fri Mar 11 04:28:38 UTC 2011 #alright, this looks good
>> Time.now.gmt
=> Fri Mar 11 04:28:45 UTC 2011 #alright, this looks good
>> d = Dataset.last
=> #<Dataset @id=1 @scrape_type="track" @start_time=#<DateTime: 212166602837/86400,-7/24,2299161> @length=3400 @created_at=nil @updated_at=nil @scrape_finished=false @instance_id=nil @params="lol" @tweets_count=0 @users_count=0>
>> d.start_time = Time.now.gmt #so this should be about "Fri Mar 11 04:29..."
=> Fri Mar 11 04:29:37 UTC 2011
>> d.save
=> true
>> d.start_time.gmt
=> Fri Mar 11 04:29:37 UTC 2011 #this looks fine...
>> Time.now.gmt
=> Fri Mar 11 04:30:05 UTC 2011 #and agrees
>>     Dataset.all.update(:start_time => Time.now.gmt)
=> true
>> Dataset.last.start_time.gmt
=> Fri Mar 11 11:30:19 UTC 2011 #now its an issue?