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by D13Fd 4y ago
Neither of your links say that passive houses are easier in cold climates.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Snow is not helpful for solar heating, as I said, and if your roof has a big r-value to begin with the snow is not adding a ton of insulation.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
It’s not “their” laws. It’s “our” laws if you live here and have a vote. The government doesn’t own us. We elect representatives and leaders who make laws (or appoint appointees who make regulations) following a prescribed process.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Then change the law. If the law only counts when whoever is enforcing it happens to like it then we are all going to have a very bad time.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
That’s true, although solar heating in warm climates can be mitigated in some ways (roof color, attic structure/ventilation) and solar heating in cold climates is tough with a layer of snow on the roof. Bottom line is that there are ma
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by D13Fd 4y ago
They need to comply with the law, and the law needs to be enforced. Otherwise it’s chaos. You can’t just have someone unaccountably granting exceptions to compliance. It’s next to impossible to track and ripe for corruption. I agree the law
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I think what the other poster meant is that “cooling in a warm client is less energy intensive than heating in a cool climate” which is generally true. This is partially because the temperature deltas are smaller. If you are aiming for 70 i
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by D13Fd 4y ago
> How hasn’t the FCC shut them down? Should be FTC, but yeah. This seems like a clear case of an unfair and deceptive trade practice that (literally, physically) injures consumers.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
> This probably sounds really arrogant, but I’ve long given up finding a man as smart as me:) That does sound really arrogant but I can understand it. It may be that at your core you believe you know what is right, and no one knows bette
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by D13Fd 4y ago
> Cosmetic surgery. Be brutally honest on what can take you from, say, an 8 to a 9. Guys like certain physical attributes, and in general may get you more attention even outside of a dating app. This way lies madness. Do not do this. Ser
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I dunno. I’m about 40 and male. But I think a successful and attractive 41-year-old woman who wants kids would be insane to go with someone over 50. That’s just too old. Definitely wise to set a 50 year hard cap and aim for 41 or lower IMO.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
This is a super weird attitude to me (a man). I was absolutely looking for a partner, and I did not care even a little whether she cooked. And physical attractiveness is extremely subjective and not the highest on my list (although obviousl
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Impossible to answer. Social cues are tough. It all depends on how it was said and how it was meant - could be a totally innocuous comment or something to be concerned about. For some people, “why have you not been taken” may mean nothing m
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by D13Fd 4y ago
It does sound like standards or the dating process may be an issue. 120 dates in two years seems like a huge number to me. But I’ve been out of the dating scene for many years. I think the main things you need to look for are: 1. Someone yo
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by D13Fd 4y ago
The crypto exchanges could take the same position as the credit card companies. Then you are stuck using on-chain transactions and paying fees. Plus you have the inherent risks and instability of most crypto systems (the most popular of whi
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Headline is ridiculous. Even if the earliest embodiments start to go off copyright, Disney doesn’t have to stop using them. It just means other people can, if they can do it without treading on the later works.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I’m male. And I can’t imagine I would ask about it on a first date. But if you’re up on fertility issues, it’s a legitimate concern. As people age, the rate of fertility success inevitably goes down, and the risks (e.g. Down syndrome) go up
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Rare divorces because the social pressures and stigma of divorce encourages people to marry young and stay in bad marriages. Not sure how that helps.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Honestly in most cases people don’t need strollers at all, or they would be fine with a cheapo umbrella stroller for $18.99 from Wal-mart. People just can’t seem to help over-spending on baby stuff.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Children sharing bedrooms does not mean “large families in tiny houses.” But I agree about public funding of education. You’re right that that one probably leads directly to smaller family sizes in some cases, when families can’t afford pr
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I only use one 4k display. I use a usb3->DisplayPort cable. I’ve never had issues with using one external display with the MacBook shut. I don’t usually use it with the laptop open, maybe that is part of the issue (not that it should be
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Why don’t you just delete the apps that are causing that level of anxiety?
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Now that is a good thought. Probably good to use an intermediary though and start at maybe $20k to leave room to negotiate. You never know...
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I expect NFTs are most analogous to owning a copy of a work, not the copyright. So you pay $330k and you get rights equivalent to prints of a piece of art. This may come with an implied right to publicly display the art, or may not, and
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I like KK's work, but the first part of this article is weird. It's more of an argument for why you should leave pull strings in your empty conduit. That said, I agree with the idea of generally buying only what you need and buyin
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by D13Fd 4y ago
I use RSS quite a lot at this point. I use it to read HN and various blogs & Ars Technica, and to sync my read/unread status between my phone, ipad, and computer (I use NetNewsWire and Feedbin). I publish a blog that has an RSS fee
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by D13Fd 4y ago
You may know what the Bitcoin protocol dictates, but Bitcoin protocol has little to do with its value. It is worth what people will pay for it. You don't know how much or how little people will be willing to pay for it tomorrow, and th
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by D13Fd 4y ago
That's an awfully contrived example, and that is clearly not what has driven Bitcoin or cryptocurrency adoption to date.
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by D13Fd 4y ago
Other than the speed, though, is it better than mailing USD?
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by D13Fd 4y ago
We have 4. The bar is a trip to the hospital. Urgent care facilities on the east coast usually won’t do pediatric stitches, and in my experience, a hospital visit for simple stitches or similar takes around 4-6 hours (I.e., 5.5 hours of wai

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