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by bake 3y ago
This is impressive -- Google sheets stalls out for me all the time with data sets that are pretty small, all things considered. What was your trick for making it so much faster inside the same browser? Anything design decision that stands
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by bake 4y ago
Neat! The mix of (a) planning trips for groups of friends and (b) opening up trips to folks you don't know is nice.
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by bake 4y ago
FYI, we just updated that section of the results to hopefully be clearer and, when it comes to the total lifetime savings including equipment costs, a bit more conservative.
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by bake 4y ago
This is really good feedback, thank you -- the "$24k" number is something we're going back to the drawing board on, we're reaching too much there. That number includes the capital costs of replacing and installing equip
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by bake 4y ago
Great suggestion -- HPH was a stab at making more sophisticated tools like that more approachable for homeowners, but for folks able and inclined to use the more powerful software out there (including energy plus and open studio), it could
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by bake 4y ago
Hi! Yes, couple of primary things that would drive that answer: 1/ Right now, if you select "No A/C", we still include the cost+emissions of cooling from the heat pump. It's on the backlog to add a "heat vs.
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by bake 4y ago
Hi! Yes, the simulation is all server-side. It does take a while today -- we aren't using the beefiest machines for the site, but even locally it's a >5s process. Some of the things driving speed: - Fetching hourly weather da
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by bake 4y ago
You may or may not need backup heat, it depends on your particular home. Heat pumps DO still capture heat below freezing and down to temperatures much, much lower than they used to. Mitsubishi, for example, sells air source heat pumps tha
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by bake 4y ago
I'll take a look back at the residential energy consumption survey and the exact distributions. The Manual J (industry standard approach to load sizing) uses 70 dF for heating and 75 dF for cooling as its defaults, so we could definite
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by bake 4y ago
This is helpful -- we need to do a better job of guiding folks through a more complex set-up like you're describing. You're right that it's easiest for folks with centrally ducted A/C and furnaces. If you're choosi
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by bake 4y ago
Roger that! We're hearing the desire for hydronic / air-to-water systems and support for Europe / elsewhere from a few different places, so this is helpful. Note for those in Europe, we're using local energy prices and
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by bake 4y ago
Thanks for the feedback! We can make those sliders better, thanks for the suggestions. Yes, unfortunately we haven't seen great resources for the rest of the world, either. The same approach and core model here would work elsewhere,
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by bake 4y ago
Big plus to ground-source here! Everything shown on the site today is air-source only.
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by bake 4y ago
There are definitely still places in the U.S. where air-source heat pumps aren't economical. That said, two big things for most folks to keep in mind: 1. Air-source heat pumps are getting better and better, quickly, so that answer is
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by bake 4y ago
Thank you so much! It was a truly great learning experience, and definitely more to go.
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by bake 4y ago
I am as well. I started out my own journey convinced that we should keep our existing high-efficiency gas furnaces for backup heat, but when we finally did the math, it would have saved us a whopping $3 over the last twelve months vs. usin
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by bake 4y ago
I'd suggest asking the folks at https://lun.energy , to start. You're right that our site doesn't yet work for homes outside of the US, unfortunately. The approach would be similar, but some different equipment an
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by bake 4y ago
Aha, thank you!!
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by bake 4y ago
Hi HN -- We’re Baker and Calvin, two heat pump nerds who are really excited about home electrification and its impact on climate change. During our explorations, we realized really struggled to find good calculators out there for understand
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by bake 7y ago
Re: getting away with a bad stride --Not without certain injury, if you're putting in significant miles.
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by bake 7y ago
Running is a skill sport. You have to practice, improve and maintain your stride just like a golfer does their swing. In my experience, treating running like a skill sport has gone further than anything else in preventing injury.
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by bake 7y ago
It's out of print now, but "Hard Drive" by James Wallace and Jim Erickson tells it: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Drive-Making-Microsoft-Empire/dp...
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by bake 8y ago
Amen!
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by bake 8y ago
Plaid also supports Canadian institutions as of this year, with coverage continuing to expand.
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by bake 8y ago
I'm honored
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by bake 8y ago
Here’s a good discussion of IPO pricing, and why it’s not so simple as “set the price wrong”: http://epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com/2011/05/jane-you-igno...
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by bake 8y ago
I would recommend two articles by the same author as well-written, approachable discussions of how public markets work in this respect: http://epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com/2013/09/go-ask-alice.... http:/&
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by bake 9y ago
ILS does not entail automation -- it provides guidance to humans operating the controls.
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by bake 9y ago
Indeed. If you're looking for programmatic web search, I'd suggest you go the Bing API route.
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by bake 9y ago
Check out https://getaway.house/ if you're in NYC or Boston and interested in renting a tiny house for the weekend.

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