Hacker Conference Installed a Literal Antivirus Monitoring System

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Hacker conferences - like all conventions - are notorious for giving attendees a parting gift of mystery illness. To combat "con crud," New Zealand's premier hacker conference, Kawaiicon, quietly launched a real-time, room-by-room carbon dioxide monitoring system for attendees. To get the system up and running, event organizers installed DIY CO2 monitors throughout the Michael Fowler Centre venue before conference doors opened on Novemb...