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		NavinF on Oct 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't squander public trust on bullshit Everyone knows what a siren sounds like. "So that people in the area quickly learn to ignore sirens, regardless of how long ago they moved in."

rcxdude on Oct 5, 2024 [–]

They don't necessarily know "That's the tornado warning siren" (as opposed to some other siren), though. More important when there's multiple possible alerts, of course.

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