Re: Scenario behind "Waking up displaced"

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:39:54 -0000, Tim Little
<tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>On 2008-01-29, Robert Martinu <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Be aware that some company buildings feature certain
>> anti-evesdropping techniques, like using metalised glass to prevent
>> unauthorized cell phone use or analyse of EM-emissions.
>
>So long as that's where they go to sleep.  I don't know about you, but
>I don't sleep at work.
>
>Oh!
>
>One *huge* problem - universities would notice the effect, very likely
>in less than an hour.  I can probably count on one hand the number of
>large lectures (out of hundreds) where some number of students haven't
>fallen asleep in their seats.  As soon as they couldn't be roused,
>large numbers of people would know something was up, though it would
>take a bit longer to figure out that only people who fall asleep
>naturally are affected.

The first thought would probably be that's its a local problem, having
to do with being in stuffy buildings. I think it would take hours
before anyone made a definitive "naturally falling asleep -> doesn't
awaken" connection.  

Of course, that is for those areas of the world where it's daytime. If
it happens late evening/early night, it would take hours more for the
information to filter through to the other side of the world.
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