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My iPhone X with iOS 12 made the siren noise, but no message appeared on the screen and I can't find any alert message in the notifications page, messages, or elsewhere. So I only got 1 bit of information :-(.
A bunch of us just got one. SERIOUSLY? Does it _HAVE_ _TO_ say "presidential alert"? Do I have to be reminded of "him" during a time of potential crisis? What could "Cheeto-Satan" have to say in a real emergency that is of any value whatsoever?
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/01/trump-presidential...
A bunch of us just got one. SERIOUSLY? Does it _HAVE_ _TO_ say "presidential alert"? Do I have to be reminded of "him" during a time of potential crisis? What could "Cheeto-Satan" have to say in a real emergency that is of any value whatsoever?
Hoo boy, I would love to see the raw upvote/downvote tally on that comment.
Quite simply, given my understanding of the current president, I do not trust him to use this "feature" in a correct and proper manner. More distressing is the idea that he has to be surrounded by people who keep him from doing what his worst instincts tell him to do.
Worst of all, the elected representatives who have the power to remove him from office refuse to do so for political reasons.
At this point, I'd normally say "Well, get rid of politics", but the alternative is worse.
Welcome to Hell.
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How are you opting out of the air raid sirens?
You don't own air raid sirens, and you can't stop others from installing them. You do own your phone (in theory, at least). You should have full authority over what that phone does or doesn't do.
Consider if a whole bunch of people are supposed to evacuate and some don't get the message because they opt'd out without knowing all the risks. Now you are in a situation where rescue workers are risking their lives trying to save people.
There is no absolute right to freedom because "freedom" is an abstract concept that is fuzzy and full of edge cases and what-abouts. If your "freedom to opt out" of a possibly once-in-a-lifetime message puts rescue workers lives in danger... well that really isn't cool, now is it.
A bunch of us just got one. SERIOUSLY? Does it _HAVE_ _TO_ say "presidential alert"? Do I have to be reminded of "him" during a time of potential crisis? What could "Cheeto-Satan" have to say in a real emergency that is of any value whatsoever?
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Hoo boy, I would love to see the raw upvote/downvote tally on that comment.
I don't disagree with the sentiment, even though I probably wouldn't have stated it quite that baldly in this particular forum. Quite simply, given my understanding of the current president, I do not trust him to use this "feature" in a correct and proper manner. More distressing is the idea that he has to be surrounded by people who keep him from doing what his worst instincts tell him to do. Worst of all, the elect…
As much as some people would like to, you can't escape politics. The very fact that HN likes to pretend to ignore politics is in itself political.
A bunch of us just got one. SERIOUSLY? Does it _HAVE_ _TO_ say "presidential alert"? Do I have to be reminded of "him" during a time of potential crisis? What could "Cheeto-Satan" have to say in a real emergency that is of any value whatsoever?
Trump did not administer this alert.
Now you just look silly.
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You don't own air raid sirens, and you can't stop others from installing them. You do own your phone (in theory, at least). You should have full authority over what that phone does or doesn't do.
With all due respect, this seems like a pretty lame hill to die on. Consider the potential harm that might come from allowing people who don't fully understand what the implications are of opting out of a "presidential alert". In theory, this feature is only supposted to be used for the worst of the worst situations and if poeple disable it.... bad things might happen. Consider if a whole bunch of people are supposed…
The way I see it, now comes the time to eliminate cell providers, same as the "cut the cord" movement was adopted by people seeking to eliminate cable TV service for a wide variety of reasons.
There are at least two straws this week, that threaten to break the camel's back. Mandatory noise alarms like this, and mandatory password seizure at borders and airports in places like New Zealand.
Sorry, make noise and vibrate in some other pocket. And oh yeah, here's a password to a blank burner phone I never even used once. Throw it in the garbage for me, I bought it at a pawn shop for a dollar, instead of paying thousands to refuse some draconian policy.
Time to drop cell phones. Large faceless groups of people don't seem to grasp that they might be pushing it too far.
"Presidential Alerts" is a terrible name in a time where presidents from either party tend to have about 40% approval or less. The name just automatically angers a significant portion of the population, no matter who the president happens to be. Considering that the presidency is a political position, it's not unreasonable to expect "Presidential Alerts" to be of a political nature, even though that is not how the sy…
I wonder if it has to do with the fact that: A) My area code isnt from a US State B) Some of my coworkers are not US Citizens C) Network Infrastructure from my phone / provider
Either way it seems like a lot of people have been negatively impacted by a single word but I doubt anyone will actually go ahead and change it.