mcbishop

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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   For most people, running a 240-volt circuit requires an (expensive) electrician. In some cases, it requires drywall work. And maybe a utility service upgrade.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. The principles / approaches (e.g. problem disaggregation) apply to other engineering disciplines.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   I think it's a testament to HN that your very-critical comment is at the top. I generally love HN and the discussions here. My life is better with it.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   But it can be managed, to mitigate mold and decay.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   And ABetterSearchForReddit. That's about it for me, besides local searches.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   It has the collaborative functionality in Excel Online and in OneDrive-hosted Office-365-subscription desktop Excel.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   But in some areas / seasons, the added humidity is a negative.
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   Thanks!
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   by mcbishop 3y ago

   I wonder if there were combat-training camps for at least some of the slaves (and political dissidents).
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    > If it didn't make sense, I wouldn't be interested. It may or may not make sense depending on your location. Many utilities would prefer to make customer-owned solar a very poor financial choice thru rate design (e.g. very hig
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Settle down. A lot of the U.S. doesn't have time-differentiated rates.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    cloudhiker just took me to a delightful site. Fun rewarding experience, will prob never use it again.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Yeah, true.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    > we're consuming tons of compute power to build bullshit-spewing chatbots ChatGPT has become really valuable for me during novel programming... so this sentiment annoyed me a bit.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    > an AI advanced enough to “just know the difference” I think the issue would be guests accidentally shooting other guests.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    We have one EV and one ICE, and it works great.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Simple and clean, thank you!
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    I try to keep my chocolate bars at 95% cocoa... less than that and I plow through them.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    > The Amstrad CPC 646 would literally take less than a second to boot Wow.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Your question gets a SaaSy reply.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Or update price signals, to disincentive overnight charging. ...Assuming people have easy access to daytime charging.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    For one thing, we could overbuild (cheap) solar. A big portion of summer solar production might be curtailed... and that might be okay.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Okay, thanks. If this is correct... it's unsettling and not cool.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    What that means?
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    I'm pretty sure that modifying a cell's number format never affects the underlying value.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    I love your comment. I'm guessing that it'd be very difficult to clone Excel's relatively-new dynamic-array-formula functionality (with comparable performance).
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Thanks for the thoughtful feedback. Air cooled is lower cost I think. And, obviously, a smaller battery pack is lower cost. ...There are trade offs.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    This reminds me of the excellent book: Making Things Right... "An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour."
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    > ...truly terrible [battery pack] design (Nissan Leaf)... Source please.
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    by mcbishop 3y ago

    Yup, I'm sure a lot of people are trickle charging their EVs with 16-gauge extension cords.