Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Apocalypse and Sarcasam - Gotta Love It!

The Federation of American Scientists has some issues with the Dept. of Homeland Security predparedness website Ready.gov, so they created their own version, ReallyReady.org. It's good and I recommend it, but you've also got to read their sarcastic analysis of the goverment version, such as this recommendation about what to do if you find yourself in a nuclear attack.

"The first piece of advice given in the Ready.gov guidelines instructs “quickly assess the situation,” which could be replaced by a more useful recommendation, since an individual who sees a mile or more of their downtown disappear will automatically assess their surroundings."

They also take issue with a graphic that depicts "You Are Here" next to a nuclear blast, and recommends running around the corner. I don't know...that seems pretty resonable to me. It's not like I'd have a lot of options. Anyway, it's pretty funny stuff if you're in the correct, twisted frame of mind.

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