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> (Yes, I know the smoke detection was a malfunction, but occasional malfunctions like that are a fact of life. My ire is directed at regulators forbidding users from silencing their own smoke detectors without physically incapacitating them -- what were they thinking!?)

Well for most it just involves pulling the power cord or yanking the battery.



Right, and then it's far less likely to be there when you need it in an actual fire.




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