Bug: The Unintended Consequence

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Lets talk about hardware and software, convenience, interruption, defects, and the dreaded Unintended Consequence. Some time ago I bought some cool booster fans that sit in my floor ducts where the vent covers usually are. They opened up, allowed fresh air in, and made the temperature inside the house approximate that outside. The miscalibration in the unit isnt a linear function - you have to set it and wait to see what it does, trial-and-error-ing your way to success. A better thermostat requires us to rewire some things in the HVAC system, and Im loath to do that for fear of messing it up and needing a repairman to fix it.

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