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  1. Canimal: How we over engineered drinking La Croix

    Who doesn’t love La Croix? No one. We at thoughtbot agree and consume our fair share, but who consumes the most? Find out how we over engineered drinking La Croix to discover our top consumer.

    Tony DiPasquale
    April 3, 2017
    • La Croix
    • Arduino
    • IOT
    • Hardware
  2. Building a Ping Pong Scoreboard

    How we built a scoreboard for our ping pong table as a hack day project.

    Dan Barber
    March 1, 2016
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • JavaScript
    • Hardware
    • Hack Day
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    • Ping Pong
  3. Why You Should Use a Mechanical Keyboard

    The right keyboard for the job might not always be the one that your computer came with.

    Justin Kenyon
    December 23, 2014
    • Hardware
    • Happiness
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  5. Arduino Sensor Network

    Write Arduino software for a low-power sensor board.

    Tony DiPasquale
    March 5, 2014
    • Arduino
    • IOT
    • Hardware
  6. Low Power Custom Arduino Sensor Board

    Improve our Arduino power usage using a nRF24l01+ board.

    Tony DiPasquale
    February 20, 2014
    • Arduino
    • IOT
    • Hardware
  7. Arduino-Based Bathroom Occupancy Detector

    We wanted an indicator, visible throughout our Boston office, that informs whether a bathroom is available. We used the power of hardware to hack together a solution.

    Tony DiPasquale
    January 8, 2014
    • Arduino
    • IOT
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