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    New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks

    Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery

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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/20/09

    In reply to New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks
    "[T]he Department of Mental Health is monitoring some Facebook posts in an effort to spot suicidal behavior"

    How, exactly do they do that if you have decent privacy settings enabled?
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    11/20/09

    In reply to New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks
    The plan sounds OK, but "Empire 2.0"? Can you sound any more like big brother?
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/19/09

    In reply to New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks

    Rosa? Hello Rosa! This is an extreme weather warning.
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    Image of Rosa Golijan Rosa Golijan
    11/20/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Hurricane season is supposed to be over! No!
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    11/19/09

    In reply to New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks
    I like the idea of more people being informed of an emergency, but there are going to be thousands of disgruntled kids out there if they miss their chance to beat the boss for… "This is a test of the emergency broadcast system". This could be catastrophic!
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    Image of ReynaldoRiv ReynaldoRiv
    11/20/09

    @Software_Goddess: They can go fuck themselves, this is important and is ultimately for their benefit.
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    Image of FritzLaurel FritzLaurel
    11/20/09

    @ReynaldoRiv: Fuck you. Stop assuming you know what's important or beneficial to anyone but yourself.

    Jesus, can't I even play video games in peace? Just when escapism was gettin good these self rightious bastards have to fuck that up now, too.
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    Software_Goddess promoted this comment Edited by FritzLaurel at 11/20/09 4:14 AM FritzLaurel was starred FritzLaurel was unstarred
    Image of Poop Cooper Poop Cooper
    11/19/09

    In reply to New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks
    As cliché as it may be for how to "connect" with this generation, text messaging seems like it would be a great logical step.

    One of the few things my university did right was allow students to opt-in to alerts after Virginia Tech went down. When a student brought a gun on campus and fired, everyone was immediately notified. Luckily (or unluckily) the student only intended to kill himself, but it was comforting to know that I was finding out about this in real time rather than waiting to hear about it on/through the news.
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    11/19/09

    @Poop Cooper: While texting in theory sounds like a good idea, most of the time, you get spam for useless information.
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    Image of tashi tashi
    11/19/09

    @Poop Cooper: my city, New Haven, has a website you can register with and the police then send out security alerts. For instance there was a particular area and date-range they were expecting gang violence and they alerted people to stay away via text, it is potentially very helpful.
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    11/20/09

    @UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best: "This is an official warning: Laramer County is under severe hurricane warning. Residents are advised to evacuate the state immediately."

    "While evacuating, will you be heading north on the 51? Then make sure you remember Exit 265 and try a taste of the new Cajun Chicken at KFC! Take this one last piece of home with you: it'll blow your socks off faster than a 12 on the Beaufort Scale!"
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    11/20/09

    @Poop Cooper: I agree with this. When I lived in Texas I went to a local community college - there were a few abductions happening on/near campus. We were sent text messages warning us about the suspicious person - what he looked like, how tall he was, clothes he was last seen wearing, and the two places he was seen on campus. We were warned not to go on campus grounds alone after nightfall (use the buddy system if you absolutely have to be on campus after dark), and to park as close to our evening classes as possible. They ended up catching the guy, and it was a great use of the text messaging system.
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    Image of tande04 tande04
    11/19/09

    In reply to New York Testing Emergency Alerts Over Gaming Networks
    If by don't watch "live TV" you just mean time shifted on a DVR I'm pretty sure the current system already breaks through that. I remember the first time I saw it on my DVR. It was a shock but made perfect sense in the end.
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    Image of wagnerrp wagnerrp
    11/19/09

    @tande04: Unless your DVR offers some special networked functionality, the current system won't show you the warning until you watch it several days/weeks/months later, at which point you get pissed off because you're getting a flood warning from back in March.
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    11/19/09

    @wagnerrp: They all offer networked functionality, thats kinda what they are.

    That was the best part with my DVR. It didn't record the emergency warning. The emergency warning just went over the top so you could rewind and get what you missed.

    According to TiVo's site they work the same way.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
    That's great, but... my $5 flashlight has a handle on the bottom that flips out, and if you crank it for a few seconds you have a half hour of light. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
    A 20-year battery, and a lifetime supply of ugly. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09

    @AmishJohn: flashlights don't need to be pretty as long as they shed light on the pretty things. 20 years of no battery purchases certainly would be worth it to me, but I won't buy one to be honest. It IS a 250.00 flashlight after all. ;-) #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    11/12/09

    @Faslane's avatar is squished: Read the article. The battery only lasts 20 years if you never, ever use it. It's like my car that gets a million miles per gallon as long as the engine is never started. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09

    @AmishJohn: oops. RTFA to me. Faslane FAIL! LOL

    cheers ;-) #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery

    I'm so pissed at that flashlight that I wanna go cut someone with the Porsche Type 301 knives! #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
    ........the battery doesn't LAST for 20 years of use...Rather, when not connected to terminals, the battery will still be able to provide power 20 years in the FUTURE as they figured out some way to eliminate erroneous power dissipation. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of bselnick bselnick
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Actually, there is a mechanically actuated membrane that separates the electrolytes until needed. This membrane is what gives the battery a 20 year shelf life. Once activated, you get typical battery life.

    [finance.yahoo.com]
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    Image of I_have_something_to_say I_have_something_to_say
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton:

    If only some people would read the article.. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @bselnick: What the hell...Are my speaking Greek? What I said AGREES with what you said. Your explanation of there being a "mechanically actuated membrane that separates the electrolytes until needed" merely agrees with my less specific "they figured out some way". And my "....the battery doesn't LAST for 20 years of use" agrees with your "....what gives the battery a 20 year shelf life". #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @I_have_something_to_say: Read my response above. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: Sadly, the ability to read does not confer comprehension, nor the ability to make inferences based on context clues. The upshot is that the rampant act-first-look-later conclusion-jumping (typically involving an egregious sens eof self-righteousness) gives us plenty of fodder for irony-based meta-llurgy with which to catch them at the bottom. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @met2art: Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk then. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: "Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery" - My beef. In case any of you didn't implicitly understand that. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of uttc16 uttc16
    11/12/09

    @TheSonOfKrypton: that was a hilarious sequence of comments... you just made my day #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of TheSonOfKrypton TheSonOfKrypton
    11/12/09

    @uttc16: Thank you kind sir. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
    That's a poor design, from an ergonomic, engineering, and cost perspective. And the flashlight doesn't stay on for 20 years, it just supposedly stays available for 20 years in case you want to use it. I'd much rather have a $5 motion-induction-recharged flashlight that will last 100 years... oh wait, I do. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
    Porsche to economy: Screw you. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of Scratic Scratic
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery

    Sorry, I've resolved not to spend more than $70 on a flashlight unless it can cut off Ponda Baba's arm in a bar fight. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of OtisCabeal OtisCabeal
    11/12/09

    @Scratic: Its a more eligant flashlight for a more civilized age
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/12/09

    In reply to Designed by Porsche, This $250 Flashlight Has a 20 Year Battery
    I can not see any flashflight now without thinking its actually a Fleshlight. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of Danny Allen Danny Allen
    11/12/09

    @Curves: lol #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of met2art met2art
    11/12/09

    @Curves: You know, I thought the same damn thing when it came up on my screen... "20 year Porsche Fleshlight? Hmmm...*click*" Just imagine my disappointment. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of B-low B-low
    11/12/09

    @met2art: Imagine Mr Frucci's disappointment. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09

    @B-low: Poor Frooch... enduring the endless Fleshlight jokes. I say bravo, to the bold Frucci, for having the courage to do that article, jokesters be damned! *bows head respectfully* #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09


    @met2art: Courage would be laying with this hot puppy. Incidentally also designed by Porsche.
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/12/09

    @B-low: He could cheat and insert a fleshlight into that hole :< #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09


    @B-low: Don't judge me!
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    Curves promoted this comment Edited by bleek at 11/12/09 10:23 AM bleek was starred bleek was unstarred
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    11/12/09

    @bleek: I just snorted coffee out my nose after seeing that photochop. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of bleek bleek
    11/12/09

    @Curves: Hey, I tried. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09

    @bleek: Yes, you did and it earned you a heart click. Well played, Sir. #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    11/12/09

    @Curves: Well thank you miss, I'd tip my hat to you, but it would probably fall off and it's really hard to put on :< #mpoweremergencyilluminator
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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/05/09

    In reply to Emergency Yodel Button Creates Avalanche of Ridicule
    This would be more fun with a remote control. It would open up its uses 10 fold. (Like hide it under the conference room table during a board meeting, etc.)
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