August 10, 2010

  • Clarity And Insanity

    I think we can agree the color-coded terror alert levels have turned out to be . . . limited.  And we've been on "Orange" since they introduced it.  Way to keep your citizens worked up and scared, US Government!

    There have been other, awesome varieties of it (Princess Sparklepony's Condi Rice Hairdo Alert System remains a personal favorite, if not genre-defining).  But although I give it a low rating for utility, I give it a high rating -- for fun!

    One of its shortcomings, however, is exactly what "high," and "elevated" and "low" mean, at least relative to the scale itself.  Logorithmic? Exponential? Or a metric based on Dick Cheney's pre-operative blood pressure? I don't know! So, for a certain someone having a bad day, I wanted to give them a proper scale, with a couple of extra illustrations for clarity.

    So, are the crazies out in force today? Do tell! Extra handy for San Franciscans!

    CrazyAlert