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0 pointsgojomo1y ago0 comments

These "sirens" actually need to be able to play spoken announcements - something they did easily since about 2005, before the fumbled 2019-2024 shutdown/upgrade.

More history, through January 2022, via JWZ's blog:

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2022/01/the-reason-the-tuesday-noon...

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pastureofplenty1y ago

JWZ doesn't like HN and doesn't want his site being linked to on here so your URL redirects to a crude image.

jcgrillo1y ago

what a delightfully epic troll, good on jwz :)))

paradox4601y ago

Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing the spoken message every Tuesday.

Still, a big loudspeaker is even simpler than a classical motorized siren. No moving parts!

gojomoOP1y ago

Yep! And as of the shutdown over 4 years ago, even if their control plane was insecure, they presumably had 119 working loudspeakers of the proper loudness/weatherproofing/etc.

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