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  1. Heat pump magic
    May 17, 2024 · original
    Last year we installed a 20 SEER variable speed heat pump to replace our old, failing 12 SEER AC and furnace. I ran some numbers prior to the install and expected minimal cost savings. Well, the winter numbers are in and I was way off. I estimated $300 in savings on natural gas, and the actual is $350 in savings. I estimated this would be fully offset by increased electricity use, but actual electricity increase was a whopping $645. So the theoretically far more efficient and environmentally friendly heat pump resulted in a net loss of $295 on winter heating. There are two major factors in play here, that I can see. First, electricity generation cost has risen much faster than natural gas. This is surprising given the sheer quantity of solar on the market. Second, I did not realize that my local utility bills the distribution charge for the first 700 kilowatts at a very low rate (~2¢) an
  2. Link: I lost 40 pounds on Ozempic. But I’m left with even more questions.
    Dec 24, 2023 · original
    Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/06/ozempic-weight-loss-ruth-marcus/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzAzMzk0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzA0Nzc2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MDMzOTQwMDAsImp0aSI6ImNhY2U4YjllLWUwOWUtNDhjMC05ZTE5LWUxYjRhNjdjY2UwYiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDIzLzA2LzA2L296ZW1waWMtd2VpZ2h0LWxvc3MtcnV0aC1tYXJjdXMvIn0.NereYfbPEkMOrA1BUP9PcjReymREigDT9q8CDC6ghXs A really interesting, in-depth look at the state of the medicine, how it works in practice, and what it might mean for the future of obesity and healthcare.
  3. Link: I’m a Climate Scientist. I’m Not Screaming Into the Void Anymore.
    Nov 22, 2023 · original
    Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/climate-change-report-us.html?unlocked_article_code=1.AU0.X2G8.juviC_9Iv2fT&smid=url-share A smidge of hope for a better future.
  4. History repeating
    Sep 17, 2023 · original
    I’m a fan of the character and charm of old houses. Living in New England , I was surrounded by Victorians and Colonials, Federals and Cape Cods. I love to see houses that match their place. I’m delighted by row houses in New York and pictures of Pueblo architecture in the Southwest. My area is home to many Spanish style and Craftsman homes. And the California coast used to be dotted with cute, airy beach bungalows. The windows are restored originals, the rest of this mudroom/sitting area is built new using some reclaimed materials. In recent years I have come to realize that the reality of home ownership and usage is very different from the historiocity many people subscribe to. Old houses are great, except for all the reasons that they are bad. I believe grand old homes with beautiful details and craftsmanship deserve to be respected and maintained. But the vast majority of old homes w
  5. Link: The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think
    Aug 15, 2023 · original
    Link: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/12/climate/clean-energy-us-fossil-fuels.html?unlocked_article_code=03qnFXqgB4i82FXdVyq2sfHXL4PDTPSLEN-9gxbq7ezwtmjGAHPVnKM2Ya3eTQoAKJMSII0NLZZV6fNVrt4KkQEqCPgNhPnKooCKjxRuy7w4bCl6mVZfwFGbMMxkDmn6L-KOzTmbi1JrfD7b3ghHeJbNf61tDDKC5OZJ9NaSbY4kiMOn6KSMUY14ATODMQN_iHTqOxc7H2XgPBe_hNkwP0LaG38p413BCYEfumGQXq2R03W4cHFCAGihl2VhOo7rGAxBMv1Y5VnB5-0OhoW7gImgHApu2oc22GKhhhI7TL0YLZxTVr1xWrL7C6pcIaP3lBnG2Wc7Hn6BUSR9HOog4GwZKFqX4F5NEcx1m-jvOpeOuciIQt0&smid=url-share
  6. Let That Sink In
    May 28, 2023 · original
    Since moving into our house in late 2019 I have wanted to replace the kitchen sink. The existing sink was an enameled cast iron double bowl that weighed around 130 lbs. My preference is for one large single bowl so that I can fit my larger pots, pans, and cutting boards. I also wanted to add an instant hot water faucet, which wasn’t possible with the existing sink. To replace the sink, I needed to remove all of the existing plumbing and fixtures and re-plumb, which was a bit daunting but nothing that can’t be learned by watching some YouTube videos. The bigger problem was that this sink was a “drop-in” model, meaning that it is meant to be installed from the top, but for some reason this particular one was installed from the bottom in an “under-mount” configuration. Now, there are a few standard ways to under-mount a sink, but a drop-in sink is not built to be under-mounted, so the build
  7. Quote: I’m skeptical that powerful AI will solve major human problems
    May 11, 2023 · original
    Perhaps we will welcome our new AI overlords and perhaps they will treat us kindly. But either way, my current preference is to put many fewer eggs in the “further advances in Computer Stuff will save us” basket and many more eggs in the “we need to directly address public policy problems that relate to macroscopic objects in physical space.” Matthew Yglesias, “ I’m skeptical that powerful AI will solve major human problems “
  8. Link: Heather Armstrong, a.k.a. Dooce, was real and raw. And we loved her.
    May 11, 2023 · original
    Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/10/heather-armstrong-dooce-death-suicide/
  9. Quote: Vindicated
    Nov 19, 2022 · original
    If you find the smell of restaurants’ truffle dishes foul, it does not mean that you do not like truffles; it could indicate that you have good taste and do not like petroleum on your plate. Unlike that intense gas-like smell, the aroma of real truffles is mild and complex. The truffle industry is a big scam. Not just truffle oil, everything by Matt Babich
  10. Rolling the Dice
    Oct 23, 2022 · original
    It is very hard to know what the right answer is these days when it comes to pandemic safety. Government data carries lots of caveats, but roughly 1 in 100 reported cases still lead to death E.g. LA County reports 1017 new cases and 14 new deaths today, 3,476,928 new cases and 33,889 deaths since the beginning. . The majority of people I know have become ill with COVID-19 at least once, but most recent infections have been relatively mild with few long-term consequences That said, I know people who have had awful symptoms that go on for months. . So what – if any – precautions are still warranted for a reasonably healthy adult? Two weeks ago I went on a work trip to Chicago. I wore an N95 mask everywhere I could: in the airport, on the plane, in the taxi, on the crowded trade show floor, and in private meetings with vendors. I even wore an N95 mask to the cocktail hours! I had to forego
  11. Link: The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined
    Sep 30, 2022 · original
    Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/covid-pandemic-end-worse-than-flu/671514/ A brief, no-nonsense rundown of the various stages of the pandemic leading to the “new normal” of today. My biggest takeaway from the article is the reinforcement of the idea that neither total eradication nor herd immunity were ever achievable, no matter how many lockdowns and other public health interventions we tried.
  12. Everyone has a story, this is ours
    Jun 24, 2022 · original
    It is October 17th, 2019. We are in a drab procedure room at the Kaiser hospital complex in Hollywood. I am holding the hand of my wife – my brave, strong, amazing partner – as her procedure is about to begin. It is June 1st, our wedding day. The celebration is joyous, we are surrounding by friends and family, we are so happy and our future is bursting with possibility. It is June 14th. We are on our honeymoon, and we just checked in to an amazing cliffside hotel on the island of Santorini, Greece. We are sitting by the pool and sipping cocktails while gazing out at an endless expanse of blue ocean. We take the steep stairs down to our hotel room, tipsy and holding hands. It is August 28th. We are sitting anxiously in an exam room, waiting for the doctor to perform our first ultrasound. She shows us the little clump of cells that will grow into our precious baby boy. Everything looks goo
  13. Link: What my garden taught me about infertility
    Apr 10, 2022 · original
    Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/04/08/gardening-infertility-nothing-grows/
  14. Quote: CGI Did In Fact Ruin Movies
    Feb 2, 2022 · original
    [T]here is a sensation universal to all humans. It is that feeling you get when you’re standing outside somewhere and look up to see trees blowing in the wind, or stumble across a stream running over rocks. As you listen to that gentle creaking, or that low-tone burbling, what you feel at that moment is the deep satisfaction that comes from witnessing Being, in all its irreducible and incomputable eddies and swirls. Your eyes are satiated. There’s probably a German word for it, and if not, there should be. But whatever that feeling is, modern films are as distant as can be from it. For after partaking in the empty calories of modern cinema, your eyes are still hungry. Eric Hoel, CGI Did In Fact Ruin Movies
  15. Link: The Case Against Crypto
    Jan 2, 2022 · original
    Link: https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/against-crypto.html
  16. Surveillance saga
    Nov 27, 2021 · original
    Quite an exciting collection of Unifi networking equipment, and the first of several disappointing security cameras. When we moved into Hacienda de la Tortuga I went a bit overboard designing a home network using the Unifi platform. I spent many hot, dirty days running ethernet cable through the basement crawl space and attic. The end result included, amongst other things, five wireless access points and six security cameras. Our wireless coverage is pretty great, although that does not do anything to alleviate the frequent Spectrum outages. The cameras are a different story. Their motion detection is pretty awful, constantly being triggered by branches and wind, regardless of how I tweaked the sensitivity settings. Twice the system crashed and lost all of my footage. The second time was while we were in Hawaii and our sewer was backing up, which would have been an excellent time to chec
  17. Quote: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?
    Nov 9, 2021 · original
    “Humans have a fundamental need to create and maintain a narrative for their lives in which the universe is not implacable and heartless, that terrible things do not happen at random, and that catastrophe can be avoided if you are vigilant and responsible. We are vulnerable, but we don’t want to be reminded of that. We want to believe that the world is understandable and controllable and unthreatening, that if we follow the rules, we’ll be okay.” Ed Hickling in The Washington Post
  18. Link: Flowers in the dark – notes from the infusion center
    Oct 31, 2021 · original
    Link: https://www.flowersforsickpeople.org/ A poignant meditation on living with chronic illness.
  19. Link: The FDA vs. cost-benefit analysis
    Jul 23, 2021 · original
    Link: https://www.slowboring.com/p/fda-cost-benefit “In the long run, I think the way technocratic institutions safeguard their independence and build their legitimacy is by doing a good job. You want people to think ‘these guys seem like they know what they are doing.'”
  20. Link: Instagram Has Become SkyMall
    Jul 11, 2021 · original
    Link: https://clivethompson.medium.com/instagram-has-become-skymall-68b9f2fbbc30 “Maybe this is a glimpse of the inevitable heat-death of ecommerce: Bots trying to convince other bots to buy stuff no humans would ever click on.”

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