Current Events > The presidential text alert test is going out at 2:20

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Zelda_Aran
10/03/18 2:23:17 PM
#51:


Posted this in the other topic, but:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2evKkHi_qmo" data-time="

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Zikten
10/03/18 2:23:17 PM
#52:


It would be dumb to block this. the message is to warn you of deadly events. like if we got invaded. or a terrorist attack
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Scorsese2002
10/03/18 2:23:26 PM
#53:


Didin't get one, on an iPhone
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Space_Man
10/03/18 2:23:44 PM
#54:


Zikten posted...
It would be dumb to block this. the message is to warn you of deadly events. like if we got invaded. or a terrorist attack

I want to be blissfully unaware.
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Caution999
10/03/18 2:24:33 PM
#56:


Just got my text!

"This is Donald Trump, your favorite President. This is just a test."
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BuckVanHammer
10/03/18 2:24:45 PM
#57:


I cant even delete them. I got 2
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YodaCrackers
10/03/18 2:24:47 PM
#58:


BJ-blazkowics posted...
Sad_Face posted...
I heard it was 2:18, not 2:20.


Me too. Fucking thing.

Also, it's pretty obvious it was going to be called "National Wireless Emergency Alert System" (even the notification description said so) and 45 asked to change its name to "Presidential Alert"

Also, lmao@pushing it on 2:18 to make sure it made people jump. The president is literally going on his day trying to find ways to troll his constituents

Imagine believing Trump is sitting there sending the alert out himself.
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Nomadic View
10/03/18 2:25:17 PM
#59:


Vicious_Dios posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
Can't wait to block the number


Yeah, that'll show him!

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__aCEr__
10/03/18 2:25:24 PM
#60:


I didn't get it. This is a tough way to find out your life is worthless.
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 2:25:57 PM
#61:


Zikten posted...
It would be dumb to block this. the message is to warn you of deadly events. like if we got invaded. or a terrorist attack


1. Don't care.
2. There's going to be like 500000000 tests to every 1 "terrorists have invaded us"
3. Since I knew it was coming, I ran two phones side-by-side using one on DND Total silence and another normal. The DND Total Silence blocked everything but the actual message pop up.

All I have to do is set up a macro to "when displaying alert, set phone to Total silence, then 10 seconds later take it back off total silence."

Done.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/03/18 2:25:58 PM
#62:


It wouldn't let me close it without viewing it so I restarted my phone. Now it is just an unread text that I will never open.
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SolidSonicEX
10/03/18 2:26:09 PM
#63:


Zikten posted...
It would be dumb to block this. the message is to warn you of deadly events. like if we got invaded. or a terrorist attack

How does that actually help anyone unless the president also intends to institute a draft based on cell phones? Those things would be localized. Blasting the whole nation with "DUCK AND COVER" isn't going to do a whole lot.
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slimfizzle2
10/03/18 2:26:10 PM
#64:


Camofrog2007 posted...
I got it. omg I knew Trump loved me.

Is it cause I voted for Hillary that he doesn't love me
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glitteringfairy
10/03/18 2:26:22 PM
#65:


Hail Trump! Hail Trump! Hail Trump!
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RiderofHogs
10/03/18 2:26:34 PM
#66:


Tyranthraxus posted...
My phone will essentially get the text, the message/notification/alert will get suppressed, nothing with sound, nothing will vibrate, and I won't even know I got it.

It is not a text. It was just a random popup.
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Zikten
10/03/18 2:26:46 PM
#67:


ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
It wouldn't let me close it without viewing it so I restarted my phone. Now it is just an unread text that I will never open.

all it said was "this is a test yada yada no action needed. bye"
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NeoShadowhen
10/03/18 2:27:50 PM
#68:


slimfizzle2 posted...
Wait. I didn't get one. I'm over at my dad's house and his phone went off

Yes I'm saved from Trumps shit list


Actually, you've been deemed Unnecessary To Alert, or UTA for short.

Algorithms determined the portion of the population that isn't worth bothering with in an emergency event. All of their systems are programmed to automatically categorize those people as casualties in an event expected to require even a minimal amount of effort to survive.
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 2:28:36 PM
#69:


NeoShadowhen posted...
slimfizzle2 posted...
Wait. I didn't get one. I'm over at my dad's house and his phone went off

Yes I'm saved from Trumps shit list


Actually, you've been deemed Unnecessary To Alert, or UTA for short.

Algorithms determined the portion of the population that isn't worth bothering with in an emergency event. All of their systems are programmed to automatically categorize those people as casualties in an event expected to require even a minimal amount of effort to survive.

God damn that's harsh
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Caution999
10/03/18 2:28:42 PM
#70:


I actually didn't get anything.

I wonder if I turned off notifications or something.
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MelzezDoor
10/03/18 2:29:01 PM
#71:


I didn't get it yet should i get a new phone??!?!
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Makio
10/03/18 2:29:02 PM
#72:


NeoShadowhen posted...
slimfizzle2 posted...
Wait. I didn't get one. I'm over at my dad's house and his phone went off

Yes I'm saved from Trumps shit list


Actually, you've been deemed Unnecessary To Alert, or UTA for short.

Algorithms determined the portion of the population that isn't worth bothering with in an emergency event. All of their systems are programmed to automatically categorize those people as casualties in an event expected to require even a minimal amount of effort to survive.

yikes
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ImTheMacheteGuy
10/03/18 2:29:05 PM
#73:


Zikten posted...
ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
It wouldn't let me close it without viewing it so I restarted my phone. Now it is just an unread text that I will never open.

all it said was "this is a test yada yada no action needed. bye"


So I didn't miss anything by not viewing it
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NeoShadowhen
10/03/18 2:29:22 PM
#74:


Tyranthraxus posted...
NeoShadowhen posted...
slimfizzle2 posted...
Wait. I didn't get one. I'm over at my dad's house and his phone went off

Yes I'm saved from Trumps shit list


Actually, you've been deemed Unnecessary To Alert, or UTA for short.

Algorithms determined the portion of the population that isn't worth bothering with in an emergency event. All of their systems are programmed to automatically categorize those people as casualties in an event expected to require even a minimal amount of effort to survive.

God damn that's harsh


I know man. The government are some heartless pricks.
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pipebomb_phil
10/03/18 2:30:14 PM
#75:


I didn't get anything
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SageHarpuia
10/03/18 2:30:42 PM
#76:


It was just a pop-up like you probably already get for Amber alerts lol
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slimfizzle2
10/03/18 2:31:20 PM
#77:


NeoShadowhen posted...
Tyranthraxus posted...
NeoShadowhen posted...
slimfizzle2 posted...
Wait. I didn't get one. I'm over at my dad's house and his phone went off

Yes I'm saved from Trumps shit list


Actually, you've been deemed Unnecessary To Alert, or UTA for short.

Algorithms determined the portion of the population that isn't worth bothering with in an emergency event. All of their systems are programmed to automatically categorize those people as casualties in an event expected to require even a minimal amount of effort to survive.

God damn that's harsh


I know man. The government are some heartless pricks.

;_;
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Superlinkbro
10/03/18 2:32:31 PM
#78:


I was on a bus when everyone's phone went off lol
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wackyteen
10/03/18 2:32:59 PM
#79:


I got it

But I work for the federal government so
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Zikten
10/03/18 2:34:07 PM
#80:


Superlinkbro posted...
I was on a bus when everyone's phone went off lol

I wonder if people were scared. if you didn't know it was going to happen, and suddenly everyone's phone goes off, I'd freak out and think something was happening
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Damn_Underscore
10/03/18 2:35:52 PM
#81:


He should have sent a trolly message "Thank you for voting for me"
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Superlinkbro
10/03/18 2:36:36 PM
#82:


Zikten posted...
Superlinkbro posted...
I was on a bus when everyone's phone went off lol

I wonder if people were scared. if you didn't know it was going to happen, and suddenly everyone's phone goes off, I'd freak out and think something was happening

I mean the driver gelled out "what the hell is that" but it also says it's a test and not an emergency.
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admo
10/03/18 2:37:16 PM
#83:


I got the Orange Alert at 2:18
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NeoShadowhen
10/03/18 2:38:40 PM
#84:


Odds are that somewhere in the country at least a few people were trying to hide when it went off. Let that sink in.
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Zikten
10/03/18 2:39:45 PM
#85:


Superlinkbro posted...
I mean the driver gelled out "what the hell is that" but it also says it's a test and not an emergency.

from what I remember on my phone, it buzzed for like 10 seconds and then said it was a test. I'm just saying. I might have worried for those 10 seconds before it started talking. I've seen movies where everyone's phone goes off cause of a national attack or something.
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Scorsese2002
10/03/18 2:41:31 PM
#86:


NeoShadowhen posted...
Odds are that somewhere in the country at least a few people were trying to hide when it went off. Let that sink in.


Wait for the YouTube freak out videos
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Trevor_Belmont
10/03/18 2:51:09 PM
#87:


I didn't even know I got the text until I saw this post and looked.
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 2:54:23 PM
#88:


Snooped around the internet a bit. Looks like anyone on Project Fi did not get the alert.
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spudger
10/03/18 2:57:53 PM
#89:


glitteringfairy posted...
Look how fucking triggered TC is that he can't block Trump's text. Also imagine even caring about this, it'll probably never even be used

We hate personal choice now?
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P4wn4g3
10/03/18 2:59:59 PM
#90:


Tyranthraxus posted...
Snooped around the internet a bit. Looks like anyone on Project Fi did not get the alert.

Wrong. It wasn't obnoxiously loud though.
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Scorsese2002
10/03/18 3:00:15 PM
#91:


Anybody who was watching porn on their phone probably got pissed off
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SageHarpuia
10/03/18 3:00:19 PM
#92:


spudger posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
Look how fucking triggered TC is that he can't block Trump's text. Also imagine even caring about this, it'll probably never even be used

We hate personal choice now?

Thank God for the amendment that gave us the right to not get security alerts on our smart phones
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Zikten
10/03/18 3:03:47 PM
#93:


if you live alone its fine to block it I guess. but if you are a parent with kids, you should by law get the notice. it's not fair to the kids to be unware if a war breaks out and soldiers are invading america
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 3:05:36 PM
#94:


SageHarpuia posted...
spudger posted...
glitteringfairy posted...
Look how fucking triggered TC is that he can't block Trump's text. Also imagine even caring about this, it'll probably never even be used

We hate personal choice now?

Thank God for the amendment that gave us the right to not get security alerts on our smart phones

It's the 4th amendment.
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P4wn4g3
10/03/18 3:17:50 PM
#95:


rekt
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slimfizzle2
10/03/18 3:19:32 PM
#96:


Zikten posted...
if you live alone its fine to block it I guess. but if you are a parent with kids, you should by law get the notice. it's not fair to the kids to be unware if a war breaks out and soldiers are invading america


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coolboy11
10/03/18 3:25:52 PM
#97:


lol I was out driving and the message popped up on my car's bluetooth, I was confused as fuck for a minute.
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-Unowninator-
10/03/18 3:38:51 PM
#98:


My cell phone's got a dead battery (left unplugged), so I don't even know if I got it.
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Tyranthraxus
10/03/18 3:41:22 PM
#99:


-Unowninator- posted...
My cell phone's got a dead battery (left unplugged), so I don't even know if I got it.


according to FEMA if your phone is off you definitely won't get it.
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-Unowninator-
10/03/18 3:42:17 PM
#100:


Tyranthraxus posted...
-Unowninator- posted...
My cell phone's got a dead battery (left unplugged), so I don't even know if I got it.


according to FEMA if your phone is off you definitely won't get it.

Woo hoo!
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creativerealms
10/03/18 3:46:59 PM
#101:


How boring it's just a general warning. Yeah I know I didn't expect it to be anything else but it was funny to imagine it as Trump's Twitter rants being fed to every phone in America.
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