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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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Hotels have developed a new revenue stream: "algorithmic" smoke detectors

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DrunkEngineer@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.worldEnglish ·
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@_ZachGriff: I was just scammed by a @Hyatt hotel — and what I’ve uncovered so far points to a *much* bigger issue. A 🧵 (1/13) It started when I checked out of Hyatt’s Pell Hotel near...

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.

See also: https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/marietta-hotel-fined-women-hundreds-smoking-they-say-other-activities-tripped-sensors/WPFWFT7INFGOLHR4HSQK7YIOKY/

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    Oh it will.

    Why would companies who willingly scam you wish to spend money to keep their rooms nice, when they’re straight up stealing from their guests?

    Have you never watched Hotel Hell?

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      What’s that guy doing?

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        “That guy”?

        I’m offended on behalf of anyone who’s ever cooked or worked in hospitality.

        “That guy” is Gordon Ramsay, and he’s pulling the firealarm, because the hotel is too filthy for people to actually be habiting it.

        You know shit is bad when you’re in restaurant/hotel and you see Gordon Ramsay.

        Here’s the full episode where the gif is from (not only is Gordon pretty good at cooking, he’s great at utilising social media and YouTube as well)

        VILE Hotel Forces Gordon To Pull Fire Alarm | Hotel Hell FULL EPISODE

        Edit if you want the specific bit, here’s the 30 seconds preceding the pulling of the alarm and then the alarm (idk if the timestamp works, he pulls the alarm at 28:08)

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