Why buy a thermometer, when you can build one?

An overview into building a logging thermometer with a thermistor, an arduino, some python, ruby, d3.js and ShinobiCharts, all to answer the question - is our office too cold?

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1. WHY BUY A THERMOMETER?
2. WHY BUY A THERMOMETER? WHEN YOU CAN BUILD ONE?
3. BRISTOL, EXCLUDING THE MEETING CUPBOARD, IS COLD
4. BRISTOL, EXCLUDING THE MEETING CUPBOARD, IS COLD IS IT REALLY?
5. ELECTRONICS IS EASY
6. ELECTRONICS IS EASY KEEP TRYING UNTIL SOMETHING BLOWS UP
7. THERMISTORELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIES WITH TEMPERATURE.
8. THERMISTORELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIES WITH TEMPERATURE. ARDUINOOPEN SOURCE ELECTRONICS PROTOTYPING PLATFORM. SAMPLE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
9. THERMISTORELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIES WITH TEMPERATURE. ARDUINO PYTHON OPEN SOURCE ELECTRONICS PROTOTYPING PLATFORM. SAMPLE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE READ SAMPLES FROM ARDUINO. CALCULATE TEMPERATURE. UPLOAD.
10. THERMISTORELECTRICAL RESISTANCE VARIES WITH TEMPERATURE. ARDUINO PYTHON TEMPODB OPEN SOURCE ELECTRONICS PROTOTYPING PLATFORM. SAMPLE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE READ SAMPLES FROM ARDUINO. CALCULATE TEMPERATURE. UPLOAD. ONLINE SERVICE FOR STORING & ANALYSING TIME SERIES DATA
11. STILL HAVEN’T ANSWERED THE QUESTION...
12. STILL HAVEN’T ANSWERED THE QUESTION... WE SHOULD PROBABLY TAKE A LOOK AT THE DATA WE’RE RECORDING
13. SINATRAMEGA SIMPLE PROXY FOR AUTHENTICATION FREE DATA ACCESS.
14. SINATRAMEGA SIMPLE PROXY FOR AUTHENTICATION FREE DATA ACCESS. D3JSJAVASCRIPT LIBRARY FOR MANIPULATING DOCS BASED ON DATA
15. SINATRAMEGA SIMPLE PROXY FOR AUTHENTICATION FREE DATA ACCESS. D3JS CUBISM.JS JAVASCRIPT LIBRARY FOR MANIPULATING DOCS BASED ON DATA D3JS PLUGIN FOR VISUALISING TIME SERIES. MADE BY SQUARE.
16. SINATRAMEGA SIMPLE PROXY FOR AUTHENTICATION FREE DATA ACCESS. D3JS CUBISM.JS GOOGLE CHARTS JAVASCRIPT LIBRARY FOR MANIPULATING DOCS BASED ON DATA EXPLORING HISTORICAL DATA. D3JS PLUGIN FOR VISUALISING TIME SERIES. MADE BY SQUARE.
17. SEE IT HERE: http://sl-conair.herokuapp.com/
18. BUT HOW WILL I KNOW THE TEMPERATURE IN THE OFFICE WHEN I’M ON THE BUS?
19. BUT HOW WILL I KNOW THE TEMPERATURE IN THE OFFICE WHEN I’M ON THE BUS? WHY, WITH AN IPHONE APP, OF COURSE...
20. CONNOISSEURS AMONGST YOU WILL NOTICE SHINOBI CHARTS...
21. CONNOISSEURS AMONGST YOU WILL NOTICE SHINOBI CHARTS... THAT AND MY AWARD WINNING* DESIGN SKILLS * THAT’S A LIE
22. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING
23. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING THE TEMPERATURE IN THE BRISTOL OFFICE
24. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING THE TEMPERATURE IN THE BRISTOL OFFICE IS DECIDEDLY
25. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING THE TEMPERATURE IN THE BRISTOL OFFICE IS DECIDEDLY MODERATE
26. sammyd/conair /conair-server /conair-ios
27. sammyd/conair /conair-server /conair-ios IWANTMYREAL.NAME
28. sammyd/conair /conair-server /conair-ios IWANTMYREAL.NAME sl-conair.herokuapp.com
29. sammyd/conair /conair-server /conair-ios IWANTMYREAL.NAME sl-conair.herokuapp.com