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Off Topic => Off Topic - Ideas, humor, inspiration => Topic started by: peternap on May 10, 2011, 08:57:33 AM

Title: Interesting poll. Might want to hit it
Post by: peternap on May 10, 2011, 08:57:33 AM
New Yorkers soon to get emergency cell phone alerts in what Bloomberg calls 'quantum leap forward'

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/05/09/2011-05-09_new_yorkers_soon_to_get_emergency_cell_phone_alerts_in_what_bloomberg_calls_quan.html

The poll has three choices,

   Yes. This is a valuable service - sign me up.
   No. Get off my phone and out of my life.
   Not sure.

I chose number 2 and it turned out that 83% of the people did too.
Title: Re: Interesting poll. Might want to hit it
Post by: MountainDon on May 10, 2011, 09:23:30 AM
84% now   :)
Title: Re: Interesting poll. Might want to hit it
Post by: archimedes on May 10, 2011, 09:39:37 AM
I would imagine for people who live in an area where terrorist attacks have already occurred,  and are likely to occur again,  this might be a usefull service.

I live in a low threat area,  so it wouldn't do me much good.
Title: Re: Interesting poll. Might want to hit it
Post by: peternap on May 10, 2011, 09:46:56 AM
Quote from: archimedes on May 10, 2011, 09:39:37 AM
I would imagine for people who live in an area where terrorist attacks have already occurred,  and are likely to occur again,  this might be a usefull service.

I live in a low threat area,  so it wouldn't do me much good.

I would have thought so too archimedes,. That's why I thought the poll results were interesting.
Title: Re: Interesting poll. Might want to hit it
Post by: Squirl on May 10, 2011, 10:22:04 AM
I was listening to stories of the Japanese aftermath and earthquake warnings in California.  Thousands dead and the only wish (after the fact) they had was some way to warn them.  It turns out no one really wants to be warned.  A tsunami or earthquake on the east coast would wipe out millions, let alone terrorism.
Title: Re: Interesting poll. Might want to hit it
Post by: firefox on May 10, 2011, 03:08:15 PM
"let alone terrorism" Oh, you must mean if it hit
DC?   ;D