In communist China, citizens are maliciously forced to live without access to lifesaving information because the government will withhold it in order to bolster industry and save money

CoolerOpposide [none/use name]@hexbear.net · edit-2 2 months ago

In communist China, citizens are maliciously forced to live without access to lifesaving information because the government will withhold it in order to bolster industry and save money

InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net · 2 months ago

Stolen honor from Waffle House

Context

Waffle House Index

The metric is unofficially used by FEMA to inform disaster response.

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The Waffle House Index is a metric named after the ubiquitous Southern US restaurant chain Waffle House known for its 24-hour, 365-day service. Since this restaurant always remains open, it has given rise to an informal but useful metric to determine the severity of a storm and the likely scale of assistance required for disaster recovery. It was coined by former administrator Craig Fugate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).