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New Yorkers soon to get emergency cell phone alerts in what Bloomberg calls 'quantum leap forward'
New York Daily News ^ | 5/9/11 | Erin Einhorn

Posted on 05/10/2011 10:19:00 AM PDT by shanevanderhart

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To: Adder

Wonder if the calls will cut into a persons minutes.


21 posted on 05/10/2011 11:04:36 AM PDT by mware
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To: KarlInOhio

We now have this at the university where I work.

“A suspicious person has been reported near...”

“Please report any suspicious people to...” (the university police are union and are all out there writing tickets)

“We believe the suspicious person MAY have left the university; however, we will continue to keep you informed” (great...I don’t work on that campus anyway)

“blah”

“blah”

“blah”

The university is not interested in protecting students, or faculty, or visitors, but rather in protecting themselves (that is the administrators).

This is what happens when the lawyers convince the administration (of which we have too many already) to be petrified of lawsuits.

Anyway, getting 3-4-5 messages each time this happens is a royal pain in the *ss.


22 posted on 05/10/2011 11:18:23 AM PDT by Sigurdrifta
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To: shanevanderhart

We also know that Bloomberg doesn’t know what quantum means, the dummy.


23 posted on 05/10/2011 11:32:00 AM PDT by texmexis best
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To: shanevanderhart

Big Gubamint Spam..

and there is no Opt Out.


24 posted on 05/10/2011 11:34:34 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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there is no Opt Out.

Sure there is. Flush the cellphone down a toilet.

25 posted on 05/10/2011 12:16:51 PM PDT by Sarajevo (Avoid arguments with your wife about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.)
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To: shanevanderhart

So, since terrorists don’t have cell phones the populace would have the advantage of advance warn...wait a minute!


26 posted on 05/10/2011 1:04:35 PM PDT by Let_It_Be_So
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To: shanevanderhart

Whoopee.

They can’t even puff on a tasty Maduro in the open air of Manhattan.


27 posted on 05/10/2011 1:06:48 PM PDT by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: justice14

Great points.


28 posted on 05/10/2011 1:30:23 PM PDT by shanevanderhart
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To: DCBryan1

Ah you still read about that either here or on your RSS or Twitter feed right?


29 posted on 05/10/2011 1:31:19 PM PDT by shanevanderhart
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To: shanevanderhart

Mommy and daddy government will now be able to give their charges safety warnings.

These people are insane. How has that freak Bloomberg lasted so long?


30 posted on 05/10/2011 7:13:22 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: shanevanderhart

Thanks. It just bothers me that, now, instead of turning on the news and figuring out things by themselves, they will rely on a govn’t text to warn them about things. What happens when the texts dont’ go out? This type of thing just breeds reliance on objects that can fail. How many of today’s kids/teens, and even adults, would absolutely fall apart if they lost an electronic device (TV, phone, internet). Sure they are convienent, but we shouldn’t rely on them to the point that some do now-a-days.


31 posted on 05/10/2011 7:54:32 PM PDT by justice14 ("stand up defend or lay down and die")
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