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Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors (threadreaderapp.com)

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Guests report getting billed hundreds of dollars for smoking, based on the readings of an "algorithmic" smoke detector. The sensor manufacturer markets its product as a way for hotels to unlock new revenue streams.

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[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Caves have only one entrance. So you know when someone is coming uninvited. And you can just spear the fuckers.

Us?

We are treading water in the middle of the ocean.