Homeland Security Widget
Description
Be sure you're up-to-date on the Homeland Security level within the US of A. Maybe it can help you make your weekend plans: BBQ at the beach, or cowering in fear under your bed? This widget will report - you decide!
Can easily be changed to support other Coalition of the Willing countries that also supply feeds.
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Works with Opera 9 to Opera 12.
About this widget
| Downloads | 15,886 |
|---|---|
| Category | Weather |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Size | 35KB |
| Last update | October 3, 2006 |
| Devices | desktop |
| Original page | Internet Archive |
Points for identifying a new niche. (Politics aside)
The config.xml title of this widget is still "Template Widget". It is also very very very very very very very very very small and difficult to read! Obviously some updating needs to be done here
GreyWyvern: You can always zoom in. Ditto on the Widget name (and icon). I just browsed http://www.whitehouse.gov/ in IE and I saw the Homeland Security level spike to Severe
I guess the size of text is not important. People know the color code and if they don't the temperature of the color of good enough of an indicator. When 'processing data' the image with the levels should be replace or there should be a loading bar somewhere ... not that plain text saying 'processing data'
I'm not sure if I understand this widget. It hasn't changed since they started it. It will also never go below Elevated.
I would like to see a bigger, more clearer version, but interesting idea, I like it!
COJONUDO TIO ERES UN FRIKI. Friki, friki, friki. Friki = freak in spanish.And in spain thats cool.
Are you serious over there? Are people in the USA really that paranoid? I do not mean to be offensive but are people sitting at their computers watching this thing? !!!!! Hahaha (sorry for my uncontrolled laughter...)
I note the widget programmer lives in Oslo. I'm guessing its a joke. I live in the U.S. and I don't know *anyone* that takes that thing seriously. Then again, I don't know anyone that voted for Bush, either. Hmm.
No, we're not that paranoid. This alert system is a big joke here because it never changes. This widget is a perfect example of doing something because it can be done rather than because it should be done. A comparably useful widget would be to tell you what year it is, updated minute by minute.
very interesting, thanks!
nice idea... maybe some updates soon?