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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Searching the interwebs, I found no shortage of leads about how to build a DIY seismometer. The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. For me the primary approach described in the installation documentation flopped, but the alternative system offered worked just fine.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

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Almost all thermostats at that point were sold and installed by professional HVAC technicians. And we had to make our thermostat so easy to install that literally anyone could do it themselves. We knew self-installation was potentially a huge stumbling block, so everyone waited with bated breath to see how it went. Start a fire?

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