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Did anyone else not get an emergency alert yesterday? (reddthat.com)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by LadyButterfly@reddthat.com to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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I only found out it happened cos of this article

Edit: turns out it's today. I'm leaving this post up so that I never forget my shame

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[–] swizzlestick@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Turned them off, so no.

Given we don't see much in the way of existential threats here, I figure that anything genuinely big enough to warrant one is something I'd rather not see coming.

Or a test. Or a fault. Or a nothingburger.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 4 months ago

Except it has had good use cases. Like Storm Éowyn, which suddenly upgraded in severity with less than 24 hours notice. I genuinely believe the alert saved lives.