fastbeef

16 ms·

121.
by fastbeef 8y ago
There's a huge difference between air-source heat pumps and rebranded AC units running in reverse. We have a Mitsubishi FH35 6kw heat pump that easily heats 80 m2 (800 sq feet) down to -13 C this winter.
122.
by fastbeef 8y ago
It is indeed critical and all new houses in Sweden are tested for leaks under pressure. Those that leak sufficiently little get to call themselves Passivhus and you have some taxation benefits.
123.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Modern heat pumps are truly a marvel, especially when you get one designed for heating and not just an AC-unit running in reverse. They're very common in Sweden and can easily warm an entire house even at -20 C. Whenever this topic app
124.
by fastbeef 8y ago
My wife and I both dabble in Buddhism and like GP said, it’s a great tool in navigating frustration and stress. It therefore saddened me to find out that Buddhism isn’t immune to the same corruption other religions are prone to: https:&#x2
125.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I have to say, the first day at work after 9 months of parental leave is... sublime. To be able to go to the bathroom and close the door is a pleasure you don’t know until you have to go without. As an aside, what happens to children in the
126.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Its paid by the government, funded by taxes, at the same level as sick leave/disability. Some (most) companies actually chip in a little (or a lot) to ease the income loss as a perk.
127.
by fastbeef 8y ago
It’s per child, with a percentage ear marked for each parent and the rest is up to the parent to decide to gets them.
128.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I’m not surprised. This is so different to how workplaces are usually run in the US that organizations, or society even, has no institutional memory on how to deal with it. In Sweden, where 400+ days of parental leave has been mandatory for
129.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Very interesting, I was just now eyeing Gandi. Care to give any details?
130.
Ask HN: What service do you use to manage your domains?
2 points by fastbeef 8y ago|3 comments
131.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Look, developer tooling is always going to be hugely dividing. Some will love it, some will hate it, some will hate it because it's not like the Thing They Loved At Their Previous Job. Now, can we talk about the real WTF, which is the
132.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Apparently this is McDonald’s modus operandi as well. They’re basically a real estate company who happens to specialize in fast food resturants.
133.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I find these articles terrifying, and yet unreal. Like it's not really happening. I guess this is what denial feels like.
134.
by fastbeef 8y ago
"There's also the small detail of pension funds generally being forbidden from investing in stocks." Could you provide more info? All my Swedish pensions savings, both private and goverment, are basically stocks-only funds.
135.
by fastbeef 8y ago
You, uh, take a percentage of your paycheck and click “Donate” in the page for your software of choice?
136.
by fastbeef 8y ago
This poorly written article provides nothing of value. It’s mostly a laundry list of .Net facts and a whole bunch of ads.
137.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I recall mining a Bitcoin back in early 09 or so, staring at it for a few seconds and then deleting it with a chuckle. Oh well.
138.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I keep hearing this. Is there a good writeup available?
139.
by fastbeef 8y ago
An API Gateway is pretty Quick to set up, but the industry is moving away from it as a concept. Keycloak is nice but requires some work.
140.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Every day it seems more and more like were living in a Black Mirror episode. How do I get off?
141.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Cut my doc into pieces This code is open souce
142.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Can you imagine how awkward it would be to discover it a week into their new job?
143.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Not an algorithm per se but the proof to the Halting Problem blew my mind with it’s simplicity.
144.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Was that directed at me? I meant that this will be as hard to prove as electro-alergy.
145.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Doesn’t this fall under the same category as electro-allergy? Weak EM field causing sensory effects in people’s brains. From what I undestand the keyword arguments against it are “non-ionizing radiation” and “nocebo effect”.
146.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I’m by no means a gamer but have always admired Carmack for his sheer brilliance. I stumbled over one of his talks while doing something else and jumped to various points in the talk. _Every. Single. Time._ he was talking about something pr
147.
by fastbeef 8y ago
I’ve noticed after doing bursts of healthy eating that most processed food is _extremly_ sweet. Even food we think of as “salty” or “savory” is dominanted by a sugary flavor. This is because sugar is such a cheap way of making something tas
148.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Slashdot is that way, buddy.
149.
by fastbeef 8y ago
Too true. I’ve been eyeing ditching my polish citizenship for a while now.
150.
by fastbeef 8y ago
The cost of housing / income ratio in Stockholm is so out of whack that it’s basically impossible to enter the housing market without at least €50k-75k in savings to have as a down payment for an apartment anywhere nice.

More ›