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Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC)
From: Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 14:55:29 -0400 (EDT)
There are dozens of WEA alerts every day, 365x7 days a year. If you leave a hidden burner phone turned on the other 364 days a year, it will make a noise from something else. Software mute buttons never mute everything.
Some groups use once a year events to get publicity for their causes (zombies, 5G, complaints about government, whatever). Hawaii tests their state-wide siren system every month. There are likely a few people who complain they were sleeping when the sirens are tested.
People who complain about everything, will likely complain about everything.
On Wed, 4 Oct 2023, Collider wrote:
Some people have to for their safety or medical health (e.g. they're hiding a burner phone from an abusive relative, or their blood pressure goes up dangerously high when jumpscared). The kinds of people who remove batteries from smoke alarms are going to unfortunately use this affordance, if it's offered. I say let them.
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- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC), (continued)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sabri Berisha (Oct 04)
- RE: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Kain, Becki (.) via NANOG (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Ryan A. Krenzischek via NANOG (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Joe Klein (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) kn (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sean Donelan (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Ryan A. Krenzischek via NANOG (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sean Donelan (Oct 04)
- RE: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Kain, Becki (.) via NANOG (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sabri Berisha (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Collider (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sean Donelan (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sean Donelan (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Matthew Petach (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sean Donelan (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Matthew Petach (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Sean Donelan (Oct 04)
- Re: U.S. test of national alerts on Oct. 4 at 2:20pm EDT (1820 UTC) Harald Koch (Oct 04)