For the folks that are not familiar with the meme, may I present to you a masterpiece:
I own a musket for home defense, since that’s what the founding fathers intended.
-Four ruffians break into my house.
-“What the devil?” As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky Rifle.
-Blow a golf ball size hole through the first man. He’s dead on the spot.
-Draw my pistol on the second man. Misses him entirely because it’s smoothbore and kills the neighbors dog.
-I have to resort to the cannon at the top of the stairs loaded with grapeshot.
-“Tally ho, Lads!” The grapeshot shreds two men in the blast. The sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms.
-Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion.
-He bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are difficult to stitch up.
-Just as the Founding Fathers intended.
I'm referring to POTS lines. The kind that ran all the way from your house to your area's central office. And sure, coax has copper in it too if you were being facetious.
Not to get too off topic, but nearly the same thing has happened to vehicles over the past 15 years or so, with home run wiring being swapped for CANBUS systems that use signalling over shared wires to control things and share information. Better in theory, but complexity nearly always leads to less reliability and security, and cars are no exception.
Absolutely it's a surprise, you can build very reliable network based infrastructure.
POTS infrastructure is a risk, the talent to maintain it is drying up because the value of the skill set is diminishing.
The *only* state that was actually down was MA, and it’s back up and running fine now
Phone alerts were sent in error to some people in NH and Maine but the alerts were referencing MA services, and *nothing was ever down outside of MA*
If you have an iPhone, settings>notifications, scroll to the bottom and turn off public safety alerts. That’ll make the constant reminders that 911 is offline stop.
I was at work in Mass and they were non stop. I finally went around to show the other iPhone users I saw (they were the ones clearing the alley every 30 minutes or so), telling them how to make it stop.
I had to turn off Amber alerts in California. They were using them to enforce family court stuff, rather than actual kidnappings. It was a total nuisance.
It actually goes by cell towers, so regardless of where your number or plan is from, you should get an alert covering where you are and not where you live.
That being said, it looks like there was some glitch here that sent an alert across state lines accidentally.
We are all gonna die!! It's worse than a snowstorm panic. Milk and bread.
As I used to tell my soldiers, " relax, did you think you'd live forever? Suck it up and drive on soldier.
I got another notification alarm every time I got handed off to another cell tower and after about four of these I got a robocall from a town. OK I GET IT
the citizens are now demanding there be more legislation banning 911 from going down. Also, they want to change it from 911 to something less-triggering. they approved a 10% increase on property tax even though they make fun of ours . . .
We're getting the alert in NH, but the impact is limited to MA
[https://www.wmur.com/article/911-outage-massachusetts-new-hampshire-61824/61160408](https://www.wmur.com/article/911-outage-massachusetts-new-hampshire-61824/61160408)
Can someone please explain how every police station in the state goes down at the same time on the same day. Definitely got hacked right? Would They not be separate from one Another. I feel like having an emergency management system.
That, if one fails, the entire state fails would be extremely silly, right?
Your call isn't going to a police station, it's going to a 911 operator. You're letting the whole fear mongering thing get to you. Just chillax and they will be back up by end of day.
No there is not. Your call is routed to one of 3 call centers which then route your call's to the various local 911 dispatches. One line of code can take a system down. It might just be a bad update, a hiccup with the backup, human error, who knows. Jumping to cyber terrorism is just panicky and creates fear for no reason. Again, calm yourself and stop spreading your intrusive thoughts to get people riled up for no reason.
Again - All wireless 9-1-1 calls are currently routed to one of 3 Massachusetts State Police communication centers. Then, depending on the location and nature of the call, the caller will be transferred to the local 9-1-1 center for further assistance.
Also if you want to talk water treatment terrorism, we get our water from the quabbin. Over the course of the years I've peed in it several times. Drink up.
NH is like that.
I believe MA has a statewide system. They rolled out a VOIP system that could be managed remotely.
If that goes down then there is nothing to route your calls to operators.
I didn't work on the MA system, the other large areas that did things like that would have two geographical locations and two runs to each to avoid a physical problem.
No, that's a pay issue. NH employers think it's 1990. You can only make big bucks in MA in most things, or remote. But that's a subject for a different thread.
Currently robbing a bank thanks for the info!
Which one? I don't wanna hit one that's been cleaned out already.
*sigh* time to load the cannon with grape shot again.
Tally ho lads!
Just as the founding fathers intended
For the folks that are not familiar with the meme, may I present to you a masterpiece: I own a musket for home defense, since that’s what the founding fathers intended. -Four ruffians break into my house. -“What the devil?” As I grab my powdered wig and Kentucky Rifle. -Blow a golf ball size hole through the first man. He’s dead on the spot. -Draw my pistol on the second man. Misses him entirely because it’s smoothbore and kills the neighbors dog. -I have to resort to the cannon at the top of the stairs loaded with grapeshot. -“Tally ho, Lads!” The grapeshot shreds two men in the blast. The sound and extra shrapnel set off car alarms. -Fix bayonet and charge the last terrified rapscallion. -He bleeds out waiting on the police to arrive since triangular bayonet wounds are difficult to stitch up. -Just as the Founding Fathers intended.
Don't let those rapscallions prevail
You don’t keep your cannon loaded?
What the devil?
Better Living Through Canister...
I just got the alert that they are statewide. That’s separate from the Mass. specific one I got earlier.
I just got a statewide notice for nh
Anyone know why yet?
Sketchy af tbh
Why? It's really no surprise when we've transitioned our emergency comms away from copper wire in favor of VoIP.
VoIP runs on copper wire
I'm referring to POTS lines. The kind that ran all the way from your house to your area's central office. And sure, coax has copper in it too if you were being facetious.
Not to get too off topic, but nearly the same thing has happened to vehicles over the past 15 years or so, with home run wiring being swapped for CANBUS systems that use signalling over shared wires to control things and share information. Better in theory, but complexity nearly always leads to less reliability and security, and cars are no exception.
Just not dedicated copper wire. Share isn't caring, it's a vulnerability.
Absolutely it's a surprise, you can build very reliable network based infrastructure. POTS infrastructure is a risk, the talent to maintain it is drying up because the value of the skill set is diminishing.
New York’s went down at the same time definitely sketchy
Celtics won and all the cops are piss drunk.
Boston PD's driving around using their cruisers' PA telling people if there's an emergency to stop them or use a firebox.
Fun fact: Fire alarm boxes use telegraph to send in the box number to the dispatch center
Whoa what a cool fact
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O? Shit. So close!
Sorry. I'm learning morse code. Just found out that the Titanic sank. When did THAT happen?
That is actually a cool fact!
Authorities are suggesting using the "fire call box" if you have an emergency. They will be sending police, fire and rescue to any alerts.
I've always wanted to use one of those.
Fun fact! Most of those boxes still rely on Morse code over essentially telegraph wiring!
Which is why they're still working 👍
Phelps badge twelve forty seven!
The *only* state that was actually down was MA, and it’s back up and running fine now Phone alerts were sent in error to some people in NH and Maine but the alerts were referencing MA services, and *nothing was ever down outside of MA*
I'm getting multiple alerts, sucks to get hacked.
If you have an iPhone, settings>notifications, scroll to the bottom and turn off public safety alerts. That’ll make the constant reminders that 911 is offline stop.
People who downvoted you must have sticks up their asses lol
Pretty typical on this sub. I’m surprised it was only a few. Haha
I was with two iPhone users that didn't get any alerts at all
I was at work in Mass and they were non stop. I finally went around to show the other iPhone users I saw (they were the ones clearing the alley every 30 minutes or so), telling them how to make it stop.
This is why the alerts are ineffective. Constant noise about imaginary emergencies causes people to ignore or disable them
Did this years ago to stop getting constant amber alerts from Texas
I had to turn off Amber alerts in California. They were using them to enforce family court stuff, rather than actual kidnappings. It was a total nuisance.
Thanks for the PSA.
Glad to help
Let's get lootin'
Welcome to Costco, I love you
I got my law degree there!
Do we have time for a latte?
I love you too.
I got a bad feeling about this
Relax. In a few hours you will forget you had a bad “feeling” until the next unexpected event where you’re going to then decide you’re clairvoyant.
services restored. you can take your thumb out of your mouth now
Don’t insult me when the reference went over your head.
Impact is only in MA. I assume a ton of NH people are getting the alert because we have MA area codes or share family plans with people in MA.
It actually goes by cell towers, so regardless of where your number or plan is from, you should get an alert covering where you are and not where you live. That being said, it looks like there was some glitch here that sent an alert across state lines accidentally.
Maine too
Maine sent another alert to disregard, we are fine
Yes- I received the same alerts. Not understanding why, because I live in Maryland
MD and ME are basically the same, right? Must be the same state.
No, MD is Maryland. ME is Maine. I received notification about MA and ME, but I live in MD!
That's the joke, yeah.
The symphony of alerts from phones down the office hallways was amusing
All of a sudden the entire state is pro gun.
For real
Now I have brain damage from the alert siren….so much for noise canceling headphones
Just got it in Maine as well
Just got a statewide alert in PA
What kind of phones do you all have that are getting statewide alerts. Husband and I are android users and did not recieve these alerts.
The greenies have been deemed expendable
🤣 🤣 🤣 Well, sucks to be us.
iPhone on T-Mobile
I got it on both an Android and iPhone. They're configurable I think
They were also down in RI
Prepare to repel boarders!
We are all gonna die!! It's worse than a snowstorm panic. Milk and bread. As I used to tell my soldiers, " relax, did you think you'd live forever? Suck it up and drive on soldier.
GAMMMEEEE OFFFFFF 9-1-1 is back online friends
Also down in Maine. This is really concerning??? I’m concerned
The Maine alert was a mistake. We’re all good.
Thank you
So hit me up if you need anything
All back up
Didn’t stop me from doing nonsense 911 calls as per usual
I got another notification alarm every time I got handed off to another cell tower and after about four of these I got a robocall from a town. OK I GET IT
Write a jira ticket
It's down in NH too.
Sigh. So I heard three other times today.
911 is just there to document the aftermath anyway, except in domestic disputes, in those cases they are there to film the funny video.
Everyone gets the emergency alerts on their phone, wasn't just you.
the citizens are now demanding there be more legislation banning 911 from going down. Also, they want to change it from 911 to something less-triggering. they approved a 10% increase on property tax even though they make fun of ours . . .
Gee thank you so much if it wasn’t for this notification I probably wouldn’t have remembered the last 8 I’ve gotten today
annnnnd its gone in NH
https://preview.redd.it/ebjua402kd7d1.png?width=613&format=png&auto=webp&s=8ce1e21dcb0b29140013ae7181effab9bd48c970
I've gotten an alert in NH.
Looks like an oops. https://preview.redd.it/fid88xutod7d1.png?width=611&format=png&auto=webp&s=c542d89052850896d5662528b1c47d7ec36e962e
They only put that out on Xitter, not an alert. ME, RI etc sent out alerts.
Well that's good to hear. Thanks
Massachusetts sucks so fucking much.
Thank you sai
We're getting the alert in NH, but the impact is limited to MA [https://www.wmur.com/article/911-outage-massachusetts-new-hampshire-61824/61160408](https://www.wmur.com/article/911-outage-massachusetts-new-hampshire-61824/61160408)
What does that have to do with the price of tea in New Hampshire?
Can someone please explain how every police station in the state goes down at the same time on the same day. Definitely got hacked right? Would They not be separate from one Another. I feel like having an emergency management system. That, if one fails, the entire state fails would be extremely silly, right?
Your call isn't going to a police station, it's going to a 911 operator. You're letting the whole fear mongering thing get to you. Just chillax and they will be back up by end of day.
Yes, but there are different 911 operating centers for each police department. So, can you explain that to me?
No there is not. Your call is routed to one of 3 call centers which then route your call's to the various local 911 dispatches. One line of code can take a system down. It might just be a bad update, a hiccup with the backup, human error, who knows. Jumping to cyber terrorism is just panicky and creates fear for no reason. Again, calm yourself and stop spreading your intrusive thoughts to get people riled up for no reason.
It's not much of an intrusive thought when Water treatment facilities Across the united states have been hacked. There are also 270 call centers In ma
Again - All wireless 9-1-1 calls are currently routed to one of 3 Massachusetts State Police communication centers. Then, depending on the location and nature of the call, the caller will be transferred to the local 9-1-1 center for further assistance. Also if you want to talk water treatment terrorism, we get our water from the quabbin. Over the course of the years I've peed in it several times. Drink up.
That's old data, there used to be 232 but they consolidated down to 37
NH is like that. I believe MA has a statewide system. They rolled out a VOIP system that could be managed remotely. If that goes down then there is nothing to route your calls to operators. I didn't work on the MA system, the other large areas that did things like that would have two geographical locations and two runs to each to avoid a physical problem.
We know. Thanks.
This is r/newhampshire sir
Gee, not like 100,000 people drive to work in Massachusetts every day, or are there at the moment, or have family, or...
Commuters = skill issue
No, that's a pay issue. NH employers think it's 1990. You can only make big bucks in MA in most things, or remote. But that's a subject for a different thread.
Man don’t even waste your time on a troll like this guy
Ok guy who posts on r/conspiracy
1 post 2 years ago but k
Literally an hour ago.
Well we just got that same alert here in NH