Comments on: Threat advisories to get even more confusing? http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/ Protect yourself from government gaffes, bureaucratic blunders and incumbent incompetence Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adrift at Sea » More Republican Idiocy http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6609 Adrift at Sea » More Republican Idiocy Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:06:40 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6609 [...] Homeland Stupidity has an article about how Republican Rob Simmons of Connecticut has introduced two bills which may make the threat advisories published by the Department of Homeland InSecurity less understandable. From the Homeland Stupidity article: [...] [...] Homeland Stupidity has an article about how Republican Rob Simmons of Connecticut has introduced two bills which may make the threat advisories published by the Department of Homeland InSecurity less understandable. From the Homeland Stupidity article: [...]

]]> By: J. Bruno http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6608 J. Bruno Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:05:31 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6608 When are we finally going to institute the Homeland Security threat parabola? "GET UNDER THE DESKS KIDS, THE SLOPE IS 2.5!" When are we finally going to institute the Homeland Security threat parabola? “GET UNDER THE DESKS KIDS, THE SLOPE IS 2.5!”

]]> By: Jason http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6607 Jason Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:37:30 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6607 You know what this means... right? Your single little alert imagelet is going to have to become it's own page, akin to 'server farm status' pages. :) You know what this means… right?
Your single little alert imagelet is going to have to become it’s own page, akin to ‘server farm status’ pages.
:)

]]> By: forstand http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6606 forstand Fri, 31 Mar 2006 00:15:15 +0000 http://www.ioerror.us/2006/03/30/threat-advisories-to-get-even-more-confusing/#comment-6606 Years ago I designed a fire alarm system inside a large manufacturing plant. It had four vertical lights. One light was area one, two lights was area two and so on. Right next to each light standard was a 4'x8' plywood sign telling you where each area was and a map. Right below each light/sign was a simple on/off switch. Turning on the switch would illuminate the correct number of lights for that area. There also was a fire extinguisher right next to the switch. Anyone seeing a fire merely turned the switch on, grabbed the fire extinguisher and started frighting the fire. The plant fire brigade could respond with all the plant's fire equipment and fire personnel within a minute to anywhere in the plant. Numerous fire drills and one actual fire proved this. My new idiot supervisor took it upon himself to 'upgrade' the system. He did away with the large signs (with maps and descriptions) and the light standards located throughout the plant and then put in place one switch and one colored light standard in the main production area of the plant. The next fire drill required over two minutes for proper rollout of the fire brigade because no one knew where to go; i.e., a yellow light means go where? Geeze, we were informed of it a month previously in a safety meeting and were expected to memorize what all four colors meant. Few people understand KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid. Years ago I designed a fire alarm system inside a large manufacturing plant. It had four vertical lights. One light was area one, two lights was area two and so on. Right next to each light standard was a 4′x8′ plywood sign telling you where each area was and a map. Right below each light/sign was a simple on/off switch. Turning on the switch would illuminate the correct number of lights for that area. There also was a fire extinguisher right next to the switch. Anyone seeing a fire merely turned the switch on, grabbed the fire extinguisher and started frighting the fire. The plant fire brigade could respond with all the plant’s fire equipment and fire personnel within a minute to anywhere in the plant. Numerous fire drills and one actual fire proved this.

My new idiot supervisor took it upon himself to ‘upgrade’ the system. He did away with the large signs (with maps and descriptions) and the light standards located throughout the plant and then put in place one switch and one colored light standard in the main production area of the plant.

The next fire drill required over two minutes for proper rollout of the fire brigade because no one knew where to go; i.e., a yellow light means go where? Geeze, we were informed of it a month previously in a safety meeting and were expected to memorize what all four colors meant.

Few people understand KISS: Keep It Simple, Stupid.

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