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@julian - no, no luck yet. What kind of material ...

2009-08-16T11:56:25.557-04:00

@julian - no, no luck yet. What kind of material reflects the IR? a "regular" mirror?

Did you have any luck with this? I was thinking ...

2009-08-06T02:30:52.667-04:00

Did you have any luck with this?

I was thinking of some sort of infrared flickering light to attach to my laptop to generate enough signal noise to keep the one I'm near tripped while I'm around.

Another option could be to attach a piece of reflective material to the back of the door and the wall so that the IR will bounce out.

I guess that's what happens when they convert some...

2009-03-17T14:51:00.000-04:00

I guess that's what happens when they convert some animal insemination laboratories into IT offices.

Metal studs. And both of those options would prob...

2009-03-17T00:04:00.000-04:00

Metal studs. And both of those options would probably work. The primary factor prohibiting moving it is that the work would have to be done by the Cornell Shops, and I suspect it would cost several hundred dollars at the very least. It isn't worth that to me.

I'll hang a framed photo without contracting the union folks, but I won't do that kind of electrical work!

I can't think of any brilliant ideas. But can it r...

2009-03-16T23:50:00.000-04:00

I can't think of any brilliant ideas. But can it really not be moved? That doesn't seem so hard. Either:

1) Open a new hole over to the right. Feed a new wire through(14-2 ?) and connect it in the existing box. Put a cover plate on the existing box. Put an old-work box in the new hole. Are there wood studs? I haven't worked with metal, but I assume there would be holes to feed through.

2) Use external boxes and tubing that attach on the exterior of the wall. Not pretty, but that should work.

Can you get maintenance to do that? Or at least shut off the power?