Discussing the idea of a lockdown on
Obsidian Wings. Here’s a comment that, I think, takes the cake for fantasyland hindsight criticism:

There’s actually one technical fix for this, which could be implemented fairly easily; The sound of a gun being fired is very distinctive, and can be identified and localized on an automated basis. And, [...] Read more »

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From a Wired article on emergency communications:

“The kids demonstrated that in a disaster, we will use whatever tools are at hand to communicate,” says W. David Stephenson, who has been advocating for innovative and collaborative disaster tools since the World Trade Center terror attack. “It adds up to the stark reality that the first incident [...] Read more »

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A few folks have dropped by or emailed today to discuss the shootings. They know I’m a Tech grad and they know I’m moving back to Blacksburg. Some are concerned about that move, as though this –the actions of a lone deranged lunatic — suddenly makes the town a lot less safe. It’s no less [...] Read more »

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A few folks are already starting to talk about gun policy. That’s OK. Actually, that’s perfect. I know we’re all supposed to be horrified, mourn, and so on. And not leap on this issue for “political advantage.”
I think we can feel all the emotion and express all the sympathy and still discuss policy. [...] Read more »

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Some Call Him Tim,
Laundro, and of course
the Elf have all dropped me a note to call attention to the
mass murder at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg today. At the moment
the Washington Post is reporting that the shooter is among those killed. Hopefully this emergency is over, although I suspect we’ll be dealing [...] Read more »

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