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Fighting the Flush: Metropolis Next Generation Competition
Mathew and I entered Metropolis magazine’s competition for “one fix that will make a positive difference in the designed environment.” They had 292 applicants this year. We wrote up a proposal for a...
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I’ve just installed an Arduino-based temperature logger at five points in our compost pile, proving the obvious: it’s hotter on the sunny side and hottest in the middle. Details tomorrow, but check...
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Monitoring Compost, pt.1 (what we’ve got)
There is no substitute for the complexity of human senses. Quantitative data is cannot stand in for direct experience with compost. But it does provide a means of directly comparing processes and...
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New Temperature Monitor
I’ve re-made the compost temp sensors to conform to our original design of stabbing probes. I was having difficulty choosing a non-conductive housing for the probes that could give accurate...
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New Instructable: DIY Moisture Test
Our problem: We need to know the % of moisture in each batch of manure to determine how much carbon material (sawdust, coffee hulls, etc) to add to achieve 50-60% moisture (typical ideal moisture for...
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