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  1. Feb 2025
    1. On February 3, 2025, several School Closings in Ma have announced delays and closings due to significant overnight snowfall. The weather conditions have resulted in hazardous travel, prompting administrators to adjust school schedules to ensure the safety of students and staff. This report will provide an overview of the current situation regarding school delays and closings in Massachusetts, alongside related information for nearby regions.

  2. Jun 2023
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  6. Oct 2015
    1. Delays’ durations tell a lot aboutdifferent places’ sense of resilience too

      What do delay durations say about our society?

      Is this generational? Are your parents/ grandparents more or less patient regarding delays?

  7. Mar 2014
    1. Delays that are too short cause overreaction, “chasing your tail,” oscillations amplified by the jumpiness of the response. Delays that are too long cause damped, sustained, or exploding oscillations, depending on how much too long. At the extreme they cause chaos. Overlong delays in a system with a threshold, a danger point, a range past which irreversible damage can occur, cause overshoot and collapse.