heyheyitsbrent

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

To me, it's absolutely crazy that AC units are even still marketed. An air conditioner is just a heat pump that only work in one direction (cooling). All that is needed to allow it to work for both heating and cooling is one extra valve. If you're going to install a heat pump (in the form of an air conditioner) and a furnace anyway, you might as well let the heat pump provide heating as well. That way, your furnace is only required on the coldest nights. For most of the year, the heat pump is sufficient.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I often re-use the biodegradable bags for garbage, and half the time they're disintegrating before the bag's even full.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

As someone approaching 40, I feel like I've watched retirement slip from my grasp over the last 5 years. At this point, I fully expect to be working until I die.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Volcano if I'm just hanging out at home. A joint if I'm going for a walk in the forest. Drinks or edibles for parties with non-cannabis friends. A nice blunt on a special occasion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

C#, JS, SQL, and (AB) PLC Ladder Logic.

I really like working in the dotnet ecosystem; it's well maintained and supported. I'm fairly weak in JS and find it a bit frustrating at times. Mostly because it seems that packages are obsolete or abandoned by the time I'm done reading the docs. I know enough SQL to be dangerous.

Everyone seems to like Rust, maybe I should see what all the fuss is about.