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by decker 51 days ago
Fun idea of a metric, but if I'm reading this correctly, we get roughly one apocalypse warning per year?

> Level 5 is calibrated so only the highest daily peak in the trailing year should exceed it.

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I would like to see the backtest on this tool- what were the most recent dates that were Level 5, 4, 3 and 2?
scroll down to "Traffic Archive", select "1 month" and drag the slider while checking the "Historical Emergency Level" plot.
Awesome great update
My bet is it's the day of the Super Bowl or the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
So, if you see a 5, you are probably fine. If it gets up to 6 or 7, maybe start worrying.
You don‘t get to worry much then because 5 is the max level
Yeah came here to say the same thing. While last year might have been a bit chaotic, this as well, I highly doubt we were as close as it is possible to come to nuclear apocalypse without getting one. This seems like a completely useless metric.