charonn0

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Fritz Leiber's short story "A Pail of Air".

This story portrays the effects of the most terrifying natural calamity I have ever encountered in fiction: Earth being ejected from the solar system. In any other disaster there's still hope because even though humanity might die out, life on Earth would eventually recover. Not so in this case. Without the Sun we're fucked. Even the air freezes (hence the title).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Lisa needs braces!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

Bust this trust.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago

I'm not upgrading because I don't trust Windows 11. Not that 10 has my confidence, of course, but 11 seems worse.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The value of the DNS is that we all use the same one. You can declare independence, but you'd lose out on that value.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Doesn't this contradict the premise of the question?

[–] [email protected] 124 points 5 months ago (14 children)

The building manager should (and may be legally required to) have a fire department approved emergency plan that specifically addresses this question. Usually, the plan will be for you to await rescue.

A modern, up-to-code high rise building will have designated "places of refuge" that are designed to withstand heat and smoke, such as a pressurized stairwell with fire doors. In older buildings that don't have something like that, the plan might call for disabled people to go to the nearest (unprotected) stairway, or it might call for them to remain in their office/apartment and "defend in place". If possible, call 911 (or equivalent) to notify rescuers of your location.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 5 months ago (2 children)

AAAAAA(h)... now I get it.

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