To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
Thanks. I went ahead and updated my code to refresh both pages. I also have my mobile notifications working for PAX's twitter. This will also be my first trip to Seattle. Hopefully I can score some!
from selenium import webdriver
import time
import threading
To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)
And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)
So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?
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To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)
And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)
So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?
Personally I base it on my experiences. Twitter has been the most reliable. There have been cases in the past where PA has posted the link on the registration page, or here on the forums first, but those are not reliable. You might be able to get in faster watching another page, but always make sure Twitter is set up to send a message to your phone. There is no guarantee when it goes to Pax West badges, but Twitter is as close as you are going to get.
Also, their pinned tweet kinda shows that twitter will be the first stop it gets posted. Only time will tell.
To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
Been attending PAX since 2011 and have gotten badges for all days each year by simply refreshing the registration page. Have not once relied on Twitter. Being an F5 Nazi has always worked.
To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)
And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)
So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?
Twitter became a big deal a few years back when they decided to announce badge sales on Twitter and update the website at the same time. Prior to that F5'ers had a HUGE advantage to getting badges because the Twitter update would come much later. There would be a TON of anxiety in the forums where the sale thread would span 100+ pages. Not anymore thanks to Twitter so it seems. So those who vow to it now are either too lazy to F5 or too busy at work or school to monitor the page. I, myself, never trust Twitter.
To the ladies and Gents hitting f5 constantly, its time to upgrade your efforts to the dark arts of Python programming! Below is a python script that automatically refreshes as often as you need it to! I have mine refreshing my firefox window every 5 seconds. This way I can just set that window to the side and just sit back and watch for the black "soon" box to turn green. Then I can do other things in my Chrome browser or anything else on my computer while that auto refreshes for me. If you don't have python, you can download that for free, along with selenium webdriver. If you are not a fan of IDLE, you can also use Pycharm for free. The last two lines need to be tabbed over one. Have fun!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)
And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)
So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?
Twitter became a big deal a few years back when they decided to announce badge sales on Twitter and update the website at the same time. Prior to that F5'ers had a HUGE advantage to getting badges because the Twitter update would come much later. There would be a TON of anxiety in the forums where the sale thread would span 100+ pages. Not anymore thanks to Twitter so it seems. So those who vow to it now are either too lazy to F5 or too busy at work or school to monitor the page. I, myself, never trust Twitter.
I don't trust Twitter either xD I set it up, but previous years has been unreliable due to my noobishness and not having a smart phone. (I've had text notifications from Twitter delayed up to two hours)
But alas, this year, it will be my primary source given my job has me away from my computer quite often.
for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.
for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.
Same here for the last two East's i attended, tweetdeck worked like a charm to notify me and i got my badges no issue. Hopefully it will be no problem for West as this is my first West.
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Gaymer, Nerd and Fan of Freeman's Mind/Half-life/GTA/Red Vs Blue
Attended: East 14, 15 and West 16
Attending West 2019
I just use a Chrome extension that identifies changes within a div block on the website and notifies me of changes. Not that I can't program it, but someone's already done it for me, so...
By day, a mild-mannered charity guy
By night, a gamer.
PAX Prime 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18
for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.
This is what I've always wondered, isn't all this F5ing just slamming their servers and making it that much worse when badges actually do go live? Whenever I open the page for the first time in a day since the past week it takes a lot longer to load.
Fingers crossed for today. I want to be excited and eagerly anticipating PAX, not stressed waiting for badges.
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LegacyStuck Somewhere In CyberspaceThe Grid(Seattle)Registered User, ClubPAregular
They better be available at noon today or sometime else not today. I've got a 3 hour bus ride at 1230, so I hope I can get in the queue and buy tickets before I get out of a reception zone...
Can we get the chemicals in. 'Cause anything's better than this.
for the record, I have NEVER used F5 and consider it a disservice to kill a server by pulling the page that much. I have gotten all my badges by just waiting for the announce, and never missed.
This is what I've always wondered, isn't all this F5ing just slamming their servers and making it that much worse when badges actually do go live? Whenever I open the page for the first time in a day since the past week it takes a lot longer to load.
I don't think they've ever said not to f5, I feel like it's something only a handful of people really do, the rest of us just hang out in the forums eagerly waiting.
I feel like 12-12:30 is actually a really good time, given it's a west coast event.
It's during a normal lunch time, so people are more likely to be in a position to buy tickets - rather than stuck in a morning meeting. (Maybe it's just me, but it feels like whenever I have a meeting, it's at 10.)
And it's not like 3-3:30 is particularly late for the east coast.
Remember last year when we got the awesome tweet: "For those F5ing, I can say with 100% certainty we won't be launching prime badge sales this month. Go enjoy the sun."
Would love to get a similar tweet saying the exact same thing around now...
Fortunately, I'm having a stay-at-home sort of weekend, so I can hang out if the Twitter Gods aren't kind enough to tell us to take the holiday weekend off.
Remember last year when we got the awesome tweet: "For those F5ing, I can say with 100% certainty we won't be launching prime badge sales this month. Go enjoy the sun."
Would love to get a similar tweet saying the exact same thing around now...
Maybe they're not saying that because the badges will be launched this month!
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I have a strong feeling they will be released this week. Hopefully that's true. This will be my first PAX Prime West and I am extremely excited!
Refreshing the registration page probably will not help you. The link to the showclix site will be sent out first via twitter. By the time the registration page is updated it will likely be too late to get Friday & Saturday badges.
Thanks. I went ahead and updated my code to refresh both pages. I also have my mobile notifications working for PAX's twitter. This will also be my first trip to Seattle. Hopefully I can score some!
from selenium import webdriver
import time
import threading
refreshrate = int(5)
def thread1():
    driver = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver.get("http://west.paxsite.com/registration")
    while True:
        time.sleep(refreshrate)
        driver.refresh()
def thread2():
    driver2 = webdriver.Firefox()
    driver2.get("https://twitter.com/official_pax")
    while True:
        time.sleep(refreshrate)
        driver2.refresh()
t1 = threading.Thread(target=thread1)
t2 = threading.Thread(target=thread2)
t1.start()
t2.start()
I'm curious as to why people are so sure that Twitter will update first? I keep seeing this said.
Last year I didn't get my Twitter update for some reason, but I was refreshing the Registration page and got my badges without issue (all four days)
And the year before that I also didn't get a Twitter notification (I was a noob and accidently turned them off)... But the registration page updated before the sale went "live" by like 30 seconds or a minute (the link was active, but the sale was not - it just said "please wait".)
And I had heard the year before that Twitter was like a half hour later than the registration page. (That's just what I heard. I was notified by my brother.)
So why do people keep saying that the registration page update will be late? Is it regularly late for East?
Personally I base it on my experiences. Twitter has been the most reliable. There have been cases in the past where PA has posted the link on the registration page, or here on the forums first, but those are not reliable. You might be able to get in faster watching another page, but always make sure Twitter is set up to send a message to your phone. There is no guarantee when it goes to Pax West badges, but Twitter is as close as you are going to get.
Also, their pinned tweet kinda shows that twitter will be the first stop it gets posted. Only time will tell.
Been attending PAX since 2011 and have gotten badges for all days each year by simply refreshing the registration page. Have not once relied on Twitter. Being an F5 Nazi has always worked.
Twitter became a big deal a few years back when they decided to announce badge sales on Twitter and update the website at the same time. Prior to that F5'ers had a HUGE advantage to getting badges because the Twitter update would come much later. There would be a TON of anxiety in the forums where the sale thread would span 100+ pages. Not anymore thanks to Twitter so it seems. So those who vow to it now are either too lazy to F5 or too busy at work or school to monitor the page. I, myself, never trust Twitter.
I don't trust Twitter either xD I set it up, but previous years has been unreliable due to my noobishness and not having a smart phone. (I've had text notifications from Twitter delayed up to two hours)
But alas, this year, it will be my primary source given my job has me away from my computer quite often.
It truly is a ritual at this point.
Same here for the last two East's i attended, tweetdeck worked like a charm to notify me and i got my badges no issue. Hopefully it will be no problem for West as this is my first West.
Attended: East 14, 15 and West 16
Attending West 2019
By night, a gamer.
PAX Prime 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18
I gotta go to work and my phone is almost dead...
Won't be able to charge until 11 x.x
SURVIVE PHONE! SURVIVE!
PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAXXXXXXXXXXX!
I don't think they've ever said not to f5, I feel like it's something only a handful of people really do, the rest of us just hang out in the forums eagerly waiting.
As in just kidding? :biggrin:
"The couple who plays together, stays together."
It's during a normal lunch time, so people are more likely to be in a position to buy tickets - rather than stuck in a morning meeting. (Maybe it's just me, but it feels like whenever I have a meeting, it's at 10.)
And it's not like 3-3:30 is particularly late for the east coast.
I really liked the sale timing last year xD
The last time East or West went on sale after 12PM EST, was 2010.
On April 1st.
Do you want the apocalypse because this is how you get it
Last year West went on sale at 12PM Pacific.
Which would be 3pm Eastern.
And before that it's been around 10am Pacific - around 1pm Eastern.
Inclined to feel the same, although still hoping someone is just running a little late today.
Yea Tuesday-Fri next week is looking more likely at this point, but not gonna let my guard down Tomorrow or Monday still.
Attended: East 14, 15 and West 16
Attending West 2019
Would love to get a similar tweet saying the exact same thing around now...
... still so hopeful.