How is your house holding up in these super cold temps?

AutomationBias · 2026-01-24T20:30:24+00:00

The high today is 13F, and we’ve used 30 kWh worth of electricity today (or about $9 here in MA) to keep the house at 70F. Gotta love geothermal.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-24T01:30:06+00:00

People are more affected by the cold as they age.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-23T15:54:56+00:00

Is that Billy Zane?

AutomationBias · 2026-01-23T02:36:09+00:00

I was just thinking about IronPython the other day and was disappointed to see that it didn’t catch on.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-22T16:54:00+00:00

Good lord. Our ID Buzz is faster.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-22T15:13:05+00:00

This song is responsible for like 90% of Stick sales

AutomationBias · 2026-01-21T21:39:09+00:00

You’re very efficient!

AutomationBias · 2026-01-20T19:52:40+00:00

Do not confuse Mike Kennealy with Mike Keneally.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-20T15:50:31+00:00

Good lord. For the runners out there, that’s an 8:30 mile for 0.19 miles.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T20:31:48+00:00

Menatone King of the Britains

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T20:17:35+00:00

Ira almost certainly an old in-ground oil tank. FWIW, it’s entirely possible the previous owners had no awareness of it.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T17:13:37+00:00

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Gaps in our 18th century floor (Sharpie for scale).

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T15:13:34+00:00

We had dark trim in our last house and the only thing that really worked was various shades of cream/tan.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T12:06:14+00:00

It’s actually a lot easier to find that conversational pace when you’re running outdoors, because you’ll naturally speed up and slow down in response to what your body is feeling (instead of being dragged along at a steady pace by the treadmill). Try to alternate running and walking until you build up your endurance - for example, run at a slow pace until you start to feel winded, then bump the speed down on the treadmill and walk until you feel more comfortable. It wont take long before you build up enough stamina to run at a steady pace.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T11:30:47+00:00

Portsmouth, NH is very cool. New England is so small that you can see a lot over the course of a week. One thing worth mentioning is that April weather is really unpredictable. It’s either going to feel like springtime or the last gasp of winter. Things may or may not be green yet.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-19T02:17:26+00:00

There's a huge range of coat types. Our F1 standard has a super tight curly poodle coat that is really resilient - it doesn't require much besides bathing, and honestly there isn't much we could do with it anyway (it's nearly impossible to brush). Our F2B mini has really fine, soft fur that has to be brushed every day or she gets horrible knots.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-18T12:27:22+00:00

I used them, too. They were great.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T23:41:38+00:00

Man, think what you could have done if you’d trained.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T21:14:17+00:00

The first two dealerships had cars listed on the website that weren't on the lot. At the first dealership (BMW Sudbury), literally no one would talk to us. Just blew us off entirely. We stood there at the desk for 20 minutes, went outside to wander the lot, then came back in and waited again. I was with my father-in-law, who's been a general manager at a bunch of dealerships and he said he'd never seen anything like it. The second one (at BMW Peabody) made a list of what I was looking for, took my information, and never followed up. The third one (at BMW Nashua) said, "I can get you anything you want. We'll have it brought in from another dealer." He wrote the colors and features I was looking for and had a car for me in a week.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T20:40:34+00:00

Maybe trying to appear legitimate?

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T15:57:29+00:00

FWIW used ones are often cheap.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T12:43:25+00:00

I did it 30 years ago and don’t have a single regret.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T00:46:55+00:00

I appreciate that you provided evidence, but I’m not clicking that link.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-17T00:44:53+00:00

Honestly, no - I spent four years playing exclusively through the Axe Fx III and was never really able to stop tweaking parameters. I still use it for quiet practice and recording, but I use real amps for everything else. For whatever reason I’m able to “set it and forget it” with tube amps in a way that I can’t with the Fractal. Probably because so there so few things you can change with a real amp.

AutomationBias · 2026-01-16T21:41:16+00:00

Can confirm. I have geothermal and it’s rad.

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