Bush countdown for Mac users

[alfredo]

Copy this script and then paste it into your Applescript Script editor. You should be able to find it in /Applications/Applescript. Hit run. If a window opens and displays how long is left in the bush reign of terror, then that's terrific. Now you can save it as a script, or an application. You will be pleased when you open it and find it is closer to the day that scab will fall off.

repeat
set todaydate to current date
set todayday to day of todaydate
set todaytime to time of todaydate
set todayyear to year of todaydate

set launchdate to date "Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:00:00 PM"
set launchday to day of launchdate
set launchtime to time of launchdate
set launchyear to year of launchdate

set yearsleft to launchyear - todayyear
set daysleft to launchday - todayday
set timeleft to 86400 - todaytime

set totaltimeleft to timeleft + {86400 * daysleft}
set totaltotaltimeleft to totaltimeleft + {yearsleft * 31536000}

set unroundedminutesleft to totaltotaltimeleft / 60
set totalminutesleft to {round unroundedminutesleft}
set unroundedhoursleft to totalminutesleft / 60
set totalhoursleft to {round unroundedhoursleft}
set unroundeddaysleft to totalhoursleft / 24
set totaldaysleft to {round unroundeddaysleft}
set unroundedyearsleft to totaldaysleft / 365
set totalyearsleft to {round unroundedyearsleft}


if totaltotaltimeleft is less than or equal to 0 then
display dialog "The wait is finally over!"
exit repeat
else
display dialog "There are...

" & totalyearsleft & " years,

" & totaldaysleft & " days,

" & totalhoursleft & " hours,

" & totalminutesleft & " minutes, or

" & totaltotaltimeleft & " seconds left until the bush nightmare is over.

This dialog will auto-refresh every 10 seconds, or you can manually refresh it by clicking OK." giving up after 10
end if
end repeat

[qnr]

1. I meant to comment on that in the OS&FS Group. Nice work :) n/t

[alfredo]

2. I didn't do the coding. I adapted a similar countdown app.

"Good writers borrow, great writers steal." Chet Atkins (of course he could have stolen that quote.)