Theoretically this was to be used to announce an imminent nuclear attack on the USA, to warn you to get down into your basement and kiss your ass goodbye. This is the first time it will be tested nationwide.

Jake Havechek: Theoretically this was to be used to announce an imminent nuclear attack on the USA, to warn you to get down into your basement and kiss your ass goodbye. This is the first time it will be tested nationwide.

Which is an interesting argument against it, frankly. The EAS system wasn't even activated on September 11, because, by the time they got around to considering it, every news channel was already covering the story.

What they should do is expand EAS to include broadcast SMS messages. More people have cell phones than carry transistor radios.

Report to your nearest camp immediately! The freepers are going nuts with this (like, well, everything), it is all an Obama conspiracy to steal the election.

BEEEEEEP!

Interesting that they are doing it on 11-9-11...

ELEVEN NINE ELEVEN!!!!!

Now's my chance to convince that slow girl down the street that the world is ending.
I'M SOOO GETTING LAID!!

KarmicDisaster: Report to your nearest camp immediately! The freepers are going nuts with this (like, well, everything), it is all an Obama conspiracy to steal the election.

I don't take paranoid-schizophrenics seriously, therefore anything the Freepers say is summarily ignored.

What subby may look like:

Mike_LowELL: [images3.wikia.nocookie.net image 220x215]
You take another step forward and here I am again, like your own reflection in a hall of mirrors.

When did Tyson get more face tattoos?

Pinner: Now's my chance to convince that slow girl down the street that the world is ending.
I'M SOOO GETTING LAID!!



Shes not retarded, shes just shy!

KarmicDisaster: Report to your nearest camp immediately! The freepers are going nuts with this (like, well, everything), it is all an Obama conspiracy to steal the election.

Do you have a link? I would really love to see a freeper's interpretation of this, but I can't find any threads on that terrible website.

Clearly, the government has perfected a mind control signal and is broadcasting it today. Not exactly the zombie apocalypse I was hoping for, but I guess I'll take it.

What if the terrorists attack at that exact time ??

Degenerate Monkey: KarmicDisaster: Report to your nearest camp immediately! The freepers are going nuts with this (like, well, everything), it is all an Obama conspiracy to steal the election.

Do you have a link? I would really love to see a freeper's interpretation of this, but I can't find any threads on that terrible website.

Yea, no shiat, are they really trying to read into this as anything other than a test like they do every now and then, only on a nationwide level?

dothemath: [clothesonfilm.com image 640x382]

Shes not retarded, shes just shy!

Don't know why, but this pic reminded me of the two old ladies in their shop in the movie "Saving Grace."

What about air raid sirens? Would they still be used or do they assume everyone will be sitting by a tv or radio?

Wait... I thought it was a conspiracy to submit to a socialist-controlled communication system?

Is every telephone going to ring simultaneously?

PghThermal: What if the terrorists attack at that exact time ??

That's been my thought. Should I be worried that we think alike? (Should you?)

Why now? And admit it Libs, if W had done something like this, you would have all been crapping your pants and alleging that he was about to declare himself emperor or something. Obamabanana does it and "It's all good." That's how you roll.

Israel is going to launch a strike against Iran around 2pm EST. You watch.

This was just sent to me by a freeper......My take on the communications shutdown:
In what is obviously a muscle flexing exerce meant to show the public just how much power and control the federal government really has, all communications will be cut off for an estimated three minutes on November 9th, 2011.
Claiming this is a test of the emergency response system, the terror alert system, and any other excuse they can come up with, Fema (that would be the same FEMA in charge of those camps they deny exist...JUST Google REX 84...or SEE ATTACHMENT) will conduct a complete communications shutdown: all TV, radio, internet, and phone systems will be disabled simultaneously. This will be at 1:00 CST.
I am trying to figure out what kind of national emergency would require cutting all communications, broadcasts and internet use? Maybe an emergency in which the government itself feels threatened by .......we the people? If this were a test to make sure the system was intact in the event of an emergency I could understand it. But that isn't what this is. This is a test meant to ensure that the apparatus is in place and operational in the event the government wants to prevent communication between citizens: this is a test to make sure they CAN shut it all down if they choose to.
Think Egypt here. As the "Protest Crowds" grew in Egypt, what did the government do? They shut down all cell phones and internet access in an effort to halt communications. It didn't stop anything, the crowds still grew, but the idea behind this action was clear.
I believe what is actually behind this might be the downloading of some kind of code needed to make the shut-down apparatus work efficiently. Think about your cable system if you have one or even an upgrade to many computer programs. A new code must be downloaded and installed, then the system will shutdown and re-booted for the changes to take effect. And, just like these coded program changes in computers and cable, once you re-boot, whatever was newly installed is activated and just runs silently behind the scenes. In fact, in almost every case, you are not even aware of what changes were made. I have a strange feeling this is what is happening here. I also think this is somehow attached to the all-digital system they forced everyone onto a few years back.
Being a rather rational and logical person, the idea of shutting off communications of all kinds during a national emergency just doesn't make any sense to me. Why would anyone want to do that? Wouldn't your first reaction be to make sure communications were all intact and operational? Unless of course, their definition of an emergency is something other than say extreme weather, floods or things of that kind.
In what kind of emergency situation would it benefit the public to have all communications shut down? I can't even think of one.
If I were the government I could see where it could be really handy especially in light of the steady growing unrest across the country. Of course their phones, computers and broadcast systems would all be working just fine as their communications systems are independent of the system the public uses.
We have long since passed the point where we can "Trust Government" on any level. This impending communications shut down is only a test run for something far more serious. This is not about public safety, emergency response or any of the other fluff and hype put out to try and explain why the government would engage in such a test. In my opinion, this is merely a test run for a future event which could be catastrophic as far as the general public is concerned.
Keep your eyes and ears open.......something is afoot here and it doesn't look good for most of us.
It gets worse every day! Where are we headed?

Degenerate Monkey: KarmicDisaster: Report to your nearest camp immediately! The freepers are going nuts with this (like, well, everything), it is all an Obama conspiracy to steal the election.

Do you have a link? I would really love to see a freeper's interpretation of this, but I can't find any threads on that terrible website.

A few freepers I know are commenting on FB about how this is just more of Obama's brainwashing.

Don't make no damn sense.

this will be used to announce martial law when Europe finally implodes after Italy defaults and the unregulated and unknown CDS exposure takes out the global financial system.

/how's that!?
//proud of myself

Oh, very well...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKv8rrzXzy4

FEMA to test nationwide internme....ahem... nationwide emergency alert system Fark Mods ability to greenlight repeats today.

/FTFY subby

I'm on it.

This is it i am serious about this people Vladimir Putin and Hillary Hussein Obama are engaged in an act of meteorological warfare against Alaksa because Sara Pailn is the only hope this country has to defeat Marxism expect the snow-rays to freeze whole cities like that movie The Next Day After Tomorrow i have 376 gallons of water in my basement and a hole to bury my poop in, there's already arsenic in the drinking water to prime our bodies for Russian chemical warfare and Shariah law RON PAUL soon after the Sumerians will return with the Reptillians and harvest us for fakrmeat i've seen this in my dreams and its all beginning with the EAS it activate the radar dishes in our brain and forces you to have abortions which feed the Reptiallians which fuels their socialist agenda

there is a man outside the door in a raincoat smoking a cigarette don't think i+++++CARRIER LOST++++++

KellyX: Degenerate Monkey: KarmicDisaster: Report to your nearest camp immediately! The freepers are going nuts with this (like, well, everything), it is all an Obama conspiracy to steal the election.

Do you have a link? I would really love to see a freeper's interpretation of this, but I can't find any threads on that terrible website.

Yea, no shiat, are they really trying to read into this as anything other than a test like they do every now and then, only on a nationwide level?

No, of course not - just Karmic acting like a lib-tard, and being tard-ish.

fawlty: Why now? And admit it Libs, if W had done something like this, you would have all been crapping your pants and alleging that he was about to declare himself emperor or something. Obamabanana does it and "It's all good." That's how you roll.

Translation: "Hurr de hurrr, derpy derpty durr durr"

Theaetetus: Jake Havechek: Theoretically this was to be used to announce an imminent nuclear attack on the USA, to warn you to get down into your basement and kiss your ass goodbye. This is the first time it will be tested nationwide.

Which is an interesting argument against it, frankly. The EAS system wasn't even activated on September 11, because, by the time they got around to considering it, every news channel was already covering the story.

What they should do is expand EAS to include broadcast SMS messages. More people have cell phones than carry transistor radios.

To be fair, the reason why 9/11 was reported so quickly and efficiently is that the events happened on the doorstep of every national US news agency: New York City, and to a lesser extent, Washington DC. Some disaster that starts in Podunk, AR might not get as rapid and complete a response.

Also, you have to consider a few things: radio and TV transmissions are less dependent on surviving infrastructure than cell service, and they penetrate into areas that don't have any cell service, and they will reach people that don't have cell phones. That's not to say that some kind of SMS system wouldn't be good, just that relying on that to the exclusion of others is likely to cause a problem.

You know that strange sound that the current emergency broadcasting system makes at the beginning? That's the modem connecting to your brain.

Coiled Hot 1: This was just sent to me by a freeper......My take on the communications shutdown:
In what is obviously a muscle flexing exerce meant to show the public just how much power and control the federal government really has, all communications will be cut off for an estimated three minutes on November 9th, 2011.
Claiming this is a test of the emergency response system, the terror alert system, and any other excuse they can come up with, Fema (that would be the same FEMA in charge of those camps they deny exist...JUST Google REX 84...or SEE ATTACHMENT) will conduct a complete communications shutdown: all TV, radio, internet, and phone systems will be disabled simultaneously. This will be at 1:00 CST.

Could of swore only TV/Radio would be affected? What are they expecting to happen, something out of a movie with a static page taking over everyone's web browser?

I still have my canned chili from Y2K, so I'm all set.

Joelogon: But What Does It Mean?

dittybopper: Theaetetus: Jake Havechek: Theoretically this was to be used to announce an imminent nuclear attack on the USA, to warn you to get down into your basement and kiss your ass goodbye. This is the first time it will be tested nationwide.

Which is an interesting argument against it, frankly. The EAS system wasn't even activated on September 11, because, by the time they got around to considering it, every news channel was already covering the story.

What they should do is expand EAS to include broadcast SMS messages. More people have cell phones than carry transistor radios.

To be fair, the reason why 9/11 was reported so quickly and efficiently is that the events happened on the doorstep of every national US news agency: New York City, and to a lesser extent, Washington DC. Some disaster that starts in Podunk, AR might not get as rapid and complete a response.

Yes, but a disaster that starts in Podunk, AR isn't worth activating EAS over. ;)

And for a counterpoint, how quick was the live stream of Balloon Boy available? And that was middle-of-nowhere Colorado.

Also, you have to consider a few things: radio and TV transmissions are less dependent on surviving infrastructure than cell service, and they penetrate into areas that don't have any cell service, and they will reach people that don't have cell phones. That's not to say that some kind of SMS system wouldn't be good, just that relying on that to the exclusion of others is likely to cause a problem.

That's why I said expand and include, not replace.

I keep one of these next to the bed:

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Whenever an EAS signal goes out in my area, it automatically turns on, and is uber loud. While it's uncommon, I *hate* any unscheduled tests that happen on Sunday morning. Every time the sucker trips and I hear the tones and the valley's sirens, it gets my heart pumping. Why you ask? Because if a Lahar (new window) is triggered by Mount Rainier, I only have about 20 minutes to get out of the valley, or I'll be covered by a wall of mud like this:


/Ahh, Orting - geologically, the most dangerous place it live in the USA.
//We practice evacuations twice a year - in a car and on-foot.

Jake Havechek: Translation: "Hurr de hurrr, derpy derpty durr durr"

What a cogent argument. Allow me to retort: there were people here on Fark years ago arguing that Bush would never step down after his last term, that he intended to manufacture an emergency and stay in power forever, setting up some kind of dynasty. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Never happened and was never gonna happen. That's how Libs roll with their "derp." In fact, it looks a lot more likely that Obama would be the type to try and stay in power without an election. Hell, he already wants to go around Congress and enact legislation by fiat, rather than Congressional action.

fawlty: Obamabanana

Obamabanana?

So does anyone know if my NOAA weather-alert radio will pick up and broadcast the alert when it's in "standby/alert" mode?

KellyX: What are they expecting to happen, something out of a movie with a static page taking over everyone's web browser?

You thought Max Headroom was just a TV show? It was a test...