Comments on: How To Detect a 2-Way Mirror http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:19:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Six Sigma http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-54626 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:34:14 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-54626 <strong>Six Sigma</strong> Six Sigma Six Sigma

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]]> by: Alice http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-9842 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:28:45 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-9842 That is SO creepy. I always wonder about the red light on "smoke detectors" and if they are actually web cams. But then I get more scared that I am getting WAY too paranoid. That is SO creepy. I always wonder about the red light on “smoke detectors” and if they are actually web cams. But then I get more scared that I am getting WAY too paranoid.

]]> by: Mikey http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-9841 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:23:06 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-9841 Yes it was a Holiday Inn, and it was the old style version that had locations over most of the US. A further description of tunnel area was the plumbing and A/C maintenance corridor on EACH floor of the 2 or 3 floor building. Make no mistake about this, it was a very real situation (huge local news here) and it was probably the reason Holiday Inn has rebuilt the majority of their hotels. The old style building had pop and ice machines at each end of each floor. Between the ice machines, centered in the wall (equal distance from front parking lot and rear parking lot) was the door to the "tunnel". I believe several lawsuits were filed, and settled. However, that doesn't give anyone who stayed there and didn't know of the problem much comfort. It doesn't comfort me that I stayed there and didn't know. Of course, I ain't much to look at.... Yes it was a Holiday Inn, and it was the old style version that had locations over most of the US. A further description of tunnel area was the plumbing and A/C maintenance corridor on EACH floor of the 2 or 3 floor building.
Make no mistake about this, it was a very real situation (huge local news here) and it was probably the reason Holiday Inn has rebuilt the majority of their hotels. The old style building had pop and ice machines at each end of each floor. Between the ice machines, centered in the wall (equal distance from front parking lot and rear parking lot) was the door to the “tunnel”.
I believe several lawsuits were filed, and settled. However, that doesn’t give anyone who stayed there and didn’t know of the problem much comfort.
It doesn’t comfort me that I stayed there and didn’t know.
Of course, I ain’t much to look at….

]]> by: Dave http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-9813 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 03:21:21 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/2515#comment-9813 You can also identify "First surface" mirrors, which are used in high-end optics (lasers, for instance) to eliminate the "ghost" reflection off the glass, with this method. But then, that's not very likely going to happen in a hotel. What I always did to "2-way" mirrors was cup my hands around my eyes, forming a mini darkroom, and most of the time I could see through them just fine. It helps to be in a private place or be under the age of 12 when you do this, though. You can also identify “First surface” mirrors, which are used in high-end optics (lasers, for instance) to eliminate the “ghost” reflection off the glass, with this method.

But then, that’s not very likely going to happen in a hotel.

What I always did to “2-way” mirrors was cup my hands around my eyes, forming a mini darkroom, and most of the time I could see through them just fine. It helps to be in a private place or be under the age of 12 when you do this, though.

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