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Local Emergency Alert System Hacked, Warns Dead Rising From Graves
First time accepted submitter Rawlsian writes "Great Falls, Montana, television station KRTC issued a denial of an Emergency Alert System report that 'dead bodies are rising from their graves.' The denial surmises that 'someone apparently hacked into the Emergency Alert System...This message did not originate from KRTV, and there is no emergency.'"
Gotta get to the shopping mall. Stop at the sporting goods store and pick up some weapons and ammo. The zombies will feast on the easier targets for 30 days or so.
Nah, he did a community service by demonstrating the failure without starting a panic over a real possible event. No one should have believed it.. At least not anyone with half a BRAAAAAAAAAAIINSS!!!!
Do not look into laser with remaining eye.
This message did not originate from KRTV, and there is no emergency
those are some wily zombies
how many pairs of boxer shorts should you own?
Not cause any harm? It won't be so funny when the dead start rising from the grave and no one believes it because this guy cried wolf already! Thousands of people will disregard the warning and subsequently get their brains eaten! It won't seem so fun then!
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Obviously someone with half a brain should have believed it. Who else ate the missing half?
Now when the REAL zombie apocalypse arrives, everyone will assume it's just another prank...
And remember not to run up stairs to escape them, leaving you stranded on the roof like EVERY FUCKING MOVIE IN EXISTANCE.
Hey, the CDC doesn't run zombie apocalypse drills for no reason
First the undead rise from their graves. Then the establishment covers it up. And it's not a coincidence that there are shortages and limits on ammo.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Amazing that this got through to the front page of /. in the same week that it happened!
*Still* negative function...
Most local TV stations are already air gapped.
Not the equipment. The air gap is usually between the ears of the anchor
He should have reported that Dihydrogen Monoxide has been detected in the city's water system. :-D
For the uninitiated (see http://dhmo.org/
Dihydrogen monoxide:
is called "hydroxyl acid", the substance is the major component of acid rain.
contributes to the "greenhouse effect".
may cause severe burns.
is fatal if inhaled.
contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.
Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:
as an industrial solvent and coolant.
in nuclear power plants.
in the production of Styrofoam.
as a fire retardant.
in many forms of cruel animal research.
in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.