glxxyz

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by glxxyz 10mo ago
Remember during Covid where every restaurant's menu was a QR code on the table that linked to a PDF in S3?
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
[^X] means any character other than X, so [^X]* matches zero or more of any characters, so long as none of them are X.
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
Check the diskette for physical damage on the recording surface and at the hub centerhole.
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
> I’m guessing you’re not counting the fact that if you buy a stock for $100 you still have the $100 (you can sell the stock) Your guess is wrong. A better term for what I calculated is the IRR of a series of cash flows. You're corr
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
Yes the calculations are different for natural gas, I don't have that option. Rural properties here (south/central Ontario) typically use delivered oil or propane supplemented by firewood. I recently thought about running a BBQ ga
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
That makes more sense, but your utility's failings are not necessarily the same as mine nor anyone else's. I wish I'd never mentioned solar nor net metering now- I'm not on some crusade to promote either, I was just expl
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
> I can’t imagine the math is any better in Canada. I don't have to imagine, I've actually installed it and I can see the impact on my bills. By most estimates it has a 12-15 year ROI that matches the stock market, and will co
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
The point of my original post was that I’ve seen a much greater ROI on my own heatpump than solar, even though I don’t regret the solar installation. I wasn’t making any claims about sustainability/scalability of solar, just showing ho
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
It is for a fraction of consumers- power companies and governments are well aware of that.
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
I’m not sure what you mean by ‘unsustainable’ nor ‘critical mass’ here. Of course not everyone can net meter- on a sunny but mild day with no-one using A/C nor heating and everyone contributing back to the grid it doesn’t work. My loca
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
The issue for me with batteries is that in the summer I can produce in a day much more than I can use, and in winter I consume a lot and barely produce anything. This is where net metering steps in- I can ‘store’ all of my excess summer con
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
I think the argument is that on average people are buying heat pumps and EVs faster they are installing solar panels but it’s not completely convincing though, power stations can be added. Further north where I am solar can only ever be a s
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
Yes the people selling solar systems all factor in aggressive future electricity increases, it's best to also see how it looks with more conservative rate increases. By my calculation in a reply above with the interest free solar loan
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
Yes the figures are my approximate bills so include net metering revenues. You're right about the 8 year negative IRR for the heatpump, although I'm being very conservative about propane costs, it's likely much shorter. I was
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
There was a C$7k government grant at the time for the heatpump, which roughly matched the tax. The current Ontario solar grant is weird- it only applies to battery systems without net-metering. They also offered a 10-year interest free loan
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
People told me that, but I did the calculations myself and the impact on my energy bills is real. Net metering is essential though, so not everyone can do it. Compared to say SoCal I generate 2/3 as much per year, much less evenly- a l
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
Yes horizontal loop, 200 metre trench ~2m deep with 6 pipes at the bottom. Took 3 days for a 20 ton excavator to dig and fill in the trench. Maybe I got lucky with the installer but it wasn't eyewatering. Vertical loops do cost a lot m
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
I'm in Canada at a similar latitude with ground source, resistance heating normally kicks in at about -25C (-13F) or so, just a few hours on the coldest nights, doesn't cost much. I could probably leave the breaker off too, I woul
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
The prices when I looked weren't that different- it was about C$30k Canadian for air source and C$40k for ground source (which I went with).
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
I'm amazed at these prices, I replaced a propane tank + furnace with horizontal loop ground source for $40k Canadian (+ tax, but government rebate matched that). It's almost paid for itself in about 6 years, I gave more detailed n
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
It's the opposite for me, much bigger ROI on the heatpump than solar. Rural property, 10 years old, ~3,500 sq ft + basement, in Canada where summer can be above 30C (86F) and winter below -30C (-20F). Electricity costs (Canadian) 7.6 ¢
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by glxxyz 11mo ago
Use an AI tool to summarize it. /sarcasm, kind of
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by glxxyz 1y ago
> if someone is calling from a legit number on caller id it means NOTHING I had to tell my bank this once a few years ago, when they called me up and then expected me to give them personal information to confirm my identity.
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by glxxyz 1y ago
The 15oz (pre-shrinkflation) Betty Crocker mix weighs 432g, 2/3 the weight of your recipe's flour and sugar alone, so your recipe is for a much larger cake. Wal-Mart's own brand flour is about (Canadian) $C0.15/kg if buy
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by glxxyz 1y ago
I worked on an email client. Many many character set headaches.
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by glxxyz 1y ago
Public companies do this sort of thing too, or at least they used to. It's typically grouped under 'Corporate Social Responsibility'. They aren't doing it out of pure altruism: From https://benevity.com/r
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by glxxyz 1y ago
This reads like "Confessions of a Panic Buyer".
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by glxxyz 1y ago
I think about that too. My home is isolated with plenty of firewood, well water, solar power and a backup whole house generator with weeks/months of propane. I'm unlikely to last more than a few days into the apocalypse without it
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by glxxyz 1y ago
It sounds like the company is doing it as a community service. It doesn't make 'business sense' except perhaps by improving the company's image. Companies also donate to charities etc. “This is our core task and a respon
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by glxxyz 1y ago
No. The camera specs are why I wouldn't buy the Air in the first place. An improved camera is pretty much the only reason for my last couple of phone upgrades. I don't play games on them and there's not much else compelling t

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