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+# door-thing
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+When you're in headphones, your roommate startes you by appearing out of nowhere?
+Not a problem, you'll be startled by a "Door opened" notification instead!
+
+Arduino Nano 33 BLE, connected to a Adafruit door sensor and an electron app to show you a notification