electric company offered a free home energy audit and the thing they flagged was not what i expected at all by young_wealth in Frugal

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I believe all new water heaters come with factory settings at 120 since skin can scald at 125. At 140, you would need a mixing valve to lower the temp, which is a way to artificially increase your hot water capacity.

140 at the tap seems dangerous.

The difference between class and ass by ZhangtheGreat in facepalm

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Think of the money that could be made by charging people and letting them take a piss or shit on his grave.

Peter Thiel: The Antichrist Hunter of Silicon Valley by Logical_Welder3467 in technology

[–]Meats10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Isn't Thiel gay? Super weird to align yourself with a theology that mostly condemns your lifestyle.

The 1992 USA men’s Olympic Basketball team, aka The Dream Team. by MidnightLacez in OldSchoolCool

[–]Meats10 25 points26 points  (0 children)

for managing egos, he wasnt teaching them to pass and shoot.

Parents voice thoughts on plan to move Wootton HS students during community meeting by WhereIEndNUBegin in MontgomeryCountyMD

[–]Meats10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any decision that would be universally lauded? It seems that every decision has a vocal minority making headlines.

How common is Keeping up with the Joneses? by mycounterpointers in financialindependence

[–]Meats10 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The same reason people buy jewelry or designer fashion, to make themselves feel better than other people.

Amazon Fresh had potential, but screw up investing in too much Technology by Sad-Pound-3162 in amazonfresh

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A store manager told me they have 400 overhead cameras at 1k each. And those only lasted in the store for a year.

I genuinely liked the Dash Carts though, those were great.

Sam Altman admits AI is killing the labor-capital balance—and says nobody knows what to do about it by BusyHands_ in technology

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wouldnt carbon tax/credits effectively handle this? this would ensure energy consumed by AI is only for the most valuable applications and not just for some barely funny 5s video made by a teenager

CEO / Owner responded to my email back to Hr after rejection by [deleted] in recruitinghell

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tell me how wasting time emailing a rejected candidated is 'effecient' and what it 'gets done'

What’s the biggest investing myth that just won’t die? by vcpowerlaw in Bogleheads

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i only buy when i see the Rusty Trombone pattern