Is everybody okay?

Well, the FEMA alert went out — two minutes early, even. It really did hit many of our phones at once, despite people from multiple states being represented in this screenshot from one of The Verge’s Slack channels. And as you can see, it surprised the heck out of us.

Judging from the loud thud from my upstairs bedroom, it startled my napping partner, too. (She’s okay)

But how are you?

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