Gripe! (motion sensor light switches as a weight loss tool?)

[Youndyc]

Can we have a gripe column?
I'll start

I'm very happy that we're saving energy and using those motion sensors for our office lights, but when I sit at my desk for more than just a few minutes without LOTS of movement (waving arms, standing, rolling chair around), the lights go out! Not a tragedy, just a gripe.

[[deleted user]]

I have those also Youndyc, there should be an adjustment for how long no motion before the lights go out. Mine is set at 20 minutes.

[Youndyc]

I have no idea what mine is set at, probably 5 minutes. Which is not unreasonable.

[Sally, la reina]

Maybe your office just wants you to do some calisthenics in the morning, Youndy?

[Youndyc]

Could be true, you never know around here! And I'm sure I could use it.

[Sally, la reina]

It might have an effect on the obesity epidemic.

[Sarah]

BunWat wrote: "Wow, now I'm imagining office workers all over America developing this strange tic where they wave their arm every five minutes. Soon Starbucks and Chilis across the nation will be filled with people reading their kindles and waving their arm overhead on a regular schedule."

Doesn't netflix already do that? Hourly group calisthenics?

[janine]

i didn't move enough in the bathroom and the lights went out, that was no fun at all.

[Sally, la reina]

Because of the Wii it's kind of what all of America appears to be doing, at least to aliens.

[Sarah]

The aliens are on a similar regimen, according to Connie Willis.

http://www.asimovs.com/_issue_0805/al...
All Seated on the Ground

[Sally, la reina]

Oh wow! Hahahahha! Everything I imagine all is already in a book, somewhere!