The Aura update isn’t imminent, but it is still being tested.Do not worry as it is too late to help him, he already thinks that an Aura update is imminent.
Did you get a government alert about fires?
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Of course it is Brian. Open wideThe Aura update isn’t imminent, but it is still being tested.
it will make you feel better.
Of course it is Brian. Open wide
HugeMaximum
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There's an Aura of truth about it then?
antipodean
Active Member
You weren't watching the one show then. It seemed as if every person behind the cameras still had their phone switched on and the alert went off just as they were doing the introductions. Was quite amusing to watch the decision to carry on while not knowing if the building was on fire as they didn't know what the alarm was.
EEPhil
Number 28
Isn't the alarm supposed to cut through even if you're phone is on silent. Presumably the crew were on silent. You'd need to turn the alarms off or the phone off to stop the alarm sounding.
I'd have thought someone in the gallery would be passing messages into presenter and crew ears saying this isn't a fire alarm.
prpr
Well-Known Member
Presumably you don't drink water and only eat lettuce and cucumber?
But what's the point if nothing comes of the testing?
The best way to get something properly tested is to release it, and get more people involved, as long as you actually plan to do something about the inevitable bug reports.
For it to be limited to only a very few selected individuals for so long means it must be really bad and the existing bugs haven't been addressed in any meaningful way.
Why would they know either, in the few seconds available, given the distraction that all their phones going off too would be causing?
EEPhil
Number 28
There might be a big red light that says "fire" in the gallery. (There might not be either).
Wildebeest
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You've reminded me of the infamous teleprinter football results incident (which I happened to be watching that day)
Luke
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My push button phone with two SIM slots received three alerts that I had to "dismiss". Only 1 of the two slots is currently occupied.
HugeMaximum
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It may be possible that an eSIM profile would get the third alert (in addition to the dual physical SIMs).
That seems pretty conclusive then that nobody was warned that the alert was going to happen unlike the previous test alert that we had.
EEPhil
Number 28
I'm sure I heard somewhere (maybe a Sky News interview) that some journalists were warned a few minutes (maybe 10) in advance.
HugeMaximum
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HugeMaximum
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The UK government put out a press release beforehand - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...nse-with-funding-military-support-and-bbq-ban
You would think the news organisations would see these... although the notice was on display at the bottom of a locked filing cabinet stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying beware of the leopard.
EEPhil
Number 28
I don't see any time on that notice. There is a date - assuming they didn't back date it after the excrement hit the mobile air-conditioning unit.
As someone pointed out, it's hardly an emergency alarm if you warn people beforehand.
HugeMaximum
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It was posted at 6:45pm (reference: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy4zepzp7eo ) - only about 15 minutes before the alerts started going out.
It was an alert, not an alarm (although it did 'alarm' a lot of people!), i.e. it was not a 'fire alarm'!
The speed the government moves, there would have been many meetings over hours/days before the 'emergency' was agreed to be declared. Then they declare that it's a 'national' emergency and send the alert (before some more fannying about, and sending a short notice press release).
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Black Hole
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Oh good, he's getting on side!
