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Sense
Company blog · blog.sense.comhardwaredata
Sense is the company blog at blog.sense.com, writing about hardware and data. Since 2017, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times, most often “How does Sense detect my devices? (2016)”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked for posts on home energy monitoring, including a worked cost comparison for replacing incandescent bulbs with LEDs and an article on the Alexa integration. The comments do not judge the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- How does Sense detect my devices? (2016)2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-11-12
What Hacker News says?
I'm gonna have to call you on that one. Even high-end brand LED bulbs are so much more cost efficient than incandescent bulbs, it's the rational act to immediately replace nearly every single incandescent. Whether you're interested in saving energy or saving money, you should remove and smash your incandescents. Here's a blog entry I wrote with some of the simple math: https://blog.sense.com/articles/smash-incandesc…
Comment linking /articles/smash-incandescent-bulb-switch-led/
on “After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat”Submitted How does Sense detect my devices? (2016) as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSort of. Inductive loads tend to have a much more distinct "signature" in terms of how they draw current— both the obvious business of causing idealized current lag [1] but also the choppiness of how the magnets energize and de-energize as it spins. My understanding of Sense is that it measures the top-level current consumption somewhat blindly and then uses the inductive monitoring and other inference to attribute…
Comment linking /articles/how-does-sense-detect-my-devices/
on “Receive push notifications from your rice cooker”Submitted Sense Sets the Record Straight About Running Your Dishwasher Every Day as a story · 1 points
HN discussionThis link might be more useful: http://blog.sense.com/articles/alexa-ask-sense/
Comment linking /articles/alexa-ask-sense/
on “Sense home energy monitor now integrates with Amazon Alexa”