Æ.1d ago

Molotov cocktails are just the technological reality now. You can adapt your workflows to them or get left behind.

At my company every employee has to use at least one per day. It’s a vibrant and competitive field full of potential.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-ceo-sam-altman-molotov-cocktail-house-headquarters-rcna273694

OpenAI says CEO Sam Altman's house was targeted with a Molotov cocktail

San Francisco police early Friday arrested a person who allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman's home and made threats outside the AI giant's San Francisco headquarters, the company said in a statement."Thankfully, no one was hurt," OpenAI said.

NBC News
Show threadcraignicol1d ago

@aesthr @mercuryjohn 2 data points isn't a trend, but there's something about devaluing humans that makes me feel there'll be more

https://mastodon.social/@Wraithe/116375545030879725

Show threadMiakoda 1d ago
@craignicol @aesthr @mercuryjohn What is "an alarm" in this context? I know it's a measurement of the severity, but... what is "1 alarm"? What is this quantifying?
Show threadZimmie1d ago

@hellomiakoda @craignicol @aesthr @mercuryjohn The exact meaning varies between regions, but an “alarm” is a measure of response size. Each is usually ~4 engines, ~2 ladder trucks, and 3-5 people each.

Two-alarm is ~8 engines and ~5 ladder trucks, plus a bunch of support staff (rehab unit to help firefighters cool down and hydrate, safety chief, tactical support, communications unit, etc.).

Three alarm adds another 4 engines, 2 ladders, and some more specialized support staff.

Four alarm adds another 4 and 2, plus planning specialists.

Five alarm adds another 4 and 2. This is 30-35 total trucks and ~130 firefighters plus support staff.

Show threadMiakoda 1d ago
@bob_zim @craignicol @aesthr @mercuryjohn Thank you!
Show threadTeflonTrout  he/him1d ago

@hellomiakoda @bob_zim @craignicol @aesthr @mercuryjohn

that is a bit bigger than my city's response, each alarm here is an emergency response/ambulance and one pump truck

Show threadViolet Madder

@TeflonTrout @hellomiakoda @bob_zim @craignicol @aesthr @mercuryjohn

I think 1 alarm generally means 1 fire station alerted to send help. How much each has on habd and decides to send varies.

Apr 11 at 6:23amWeb
Show threadZimmie15h ago

@violetmadder @TeflonTrout @hellomiakoda @craignicol @aesthr @mercuryjohn That’s a common explanation, but it’s usually a bit incorrect. Stations have extremely variable sizes. Some of the bigger ones in growing suburbs could handle a two-alarm response solo (and may have the necessary support staff in the station). Lots of stations (especially in dense cities, where ground-level space is at a premium) have one or two engines and a single ladder truck, so four or five such stations might respond to a two-alarm.

Ultimately, though, the point is “alarms” is a linear-ish scale of response size which isn’t well-standardized between areas.