An Ominous Quiet

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An Ominous Quiet

July 28th, 2015 | by Trae Dorn

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Frank "Grayhawk" Huminski

July 28, 2015 at 9:09 am | # | Reply

Having worked Con security for many years…I can say with confidence that fire extinguishers may not be enough…
Smithnik

July 28, 2015 at 12:45 pm | # | Reply

That’s true. Fire extinguishers can be captured and used against you. A pre-installed halon fire suppression system with trusted security agents guarding the controls, along with a few hazmat suits and an on-call theoretical physicist might be enough for this level of foreshadowing.
E. Bernhard Warg

July 28, 2015 at 4:35 pm | # | Reply

Cons have made me sympatico with Dick from “The Breakfast Club,” but only in regards to phony fire alarms.
Ray Dannelly

July 28, 2015 at 8:28 pm | # | Reply

Forget the extinguishers, make sure you know the closest fire EXIT.
Nick Schneider

July 28, 2015 at 9:28 pm | # | Reply

I’m just going to start carrying a small one on me at all times.
- Sylvre Phire
  
  July 29, 2015 at 3:47 pm | # | Reply
  
  Better make it two so you can have one in each hand. 😀
  - SirReal55
    
    December 14, 2015 at 7:54 am | # | Reply
    
    Do you mean fire extinguishers in each hand or fire exits? ???

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Like that 2017 update? I exceeded it in mere months.

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It's funny, I bought two computers in 2020, both of which are ARM based. With a good chunk of my desk now on RISC architecture, I'm happy I can just dig out this image without context as I sign off for today...

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