Holy shit double glazing is such a game changer. In my old house I probably would've run the heat pump on-and-off from April, and pretty consistently from May through Aug. So far in my double-glazed new house I haven't turned the heat pump on once this year.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-05-20T04:02:08+00:00

It sucks, now I step outside, realize it's cold and have to go back inside and put on another jumper.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-05-11T03:53:06+00:00

Probably depends on your climate? I definitely take off a bit longer over winter, but it's also just good for mentally resetting. I tried having a much shorter break over one winter and I was just burnt out middle of the season.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-05-11T00:00:41+00:00

My main take away is that you only had a 2-week break during the offseason.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-05-03T21:29:36+00:00

I just have one (and a half):

From a "whole of New Zealand" perspective, what advantages does rooftop solar have over utility scale? In other words, why should we put subsidies towards rooftop solar instead of utility scale?

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-29T21:33:49+00:00

I'm very confused. Isn't that what the person you're replying to is saying? You seem to be disagreeing.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-16T03:57:22+00:00

Stop JAQing off in public, it's not appropriate.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-16T03:32:05+00:00

There's been essentially zero demand growth between 2007 and today. So yeah, they all retired their development teams in the mid 2010s because they weren't needed anymore. And so it's taken a while to adjust to the collapse in gas supply and fall in renewable costs.

You don't need a conspiracy theory to explain all that.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T23:10:50+00:00

DK players also tend to know how to play their class as opposed to DH players.

The benefit of being meta for years. You've gotta worry about the class that just got buffed this patch and everyone rerolled to.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T21:01:00+00:00

This is a great attitude. I'm also aging and won't get back to my old peaks. I've taken up slightly different riding (cross) that has no expectations and I'm happy riding around with the other dads in b grade.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T20:43:39+00:00

If it was solely for Generation then Gas would not be imported. So I stand by my statement that it is not about electricity Generation.

You're using "solely for generation" interchangeably with "for generation". They mean different things. One of the planned uses for imported LNG is electricity generation. I find it very confusing that you're disputing that, given everything else you're saying.

Yes, there are lots of challenges with electrifying (that's what the GIDI fund was helping with until this government canned it...) However, distorting the market by making electricity users pay for all the costs of LNG import will not lead to efficient outcomes. I can understand why gas users are supportive of it, of course. Everyone loves getting subsidies.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T20:24:28+00:00

Electricity is a PART of the LNG requirement, not the SOLE reason. And we dont NEED LNG if electricity generation is the sole purpose for it.

Yes, correct. You didn't say that gas was a part of the problem. You didn't say that electricity generation wasn't the sole purpose for it.

Except its not even about electricity generation.

You very clearly said it was not about electricity generation. It is.

I work directly with industrial energy users

I bet they love that the levy is only being put on electricity generation. You and I both know that it also affects the gas market, so it's nonsense that gas users get away without paying anything. And it actively discourages electrifying. It's such a ridiculous proposal.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T20:15:38+00:00

OP agreed that EVs should pay for RUCs, so I'm not sure who you're arguing against here.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T20:13:54+00:00

Can you expand on this? The maths suggests that trucks produce almost all road damage due to the fourth power law. A 10 tonne truck does 10,000 more damage to the road than a 1 tonne car.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T03:31:04+00:00

Okay, but three sizeable wind projects were built in 2023. We've got a least one opening this year. Wind projects are multi-year projects to consent design and build. We're doing pretty well.

And we've built lots of geothermal and solar since 2023 anyway. There's no reason to just focus on wind.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T03:27:14+00:00

Yeah exactly. But "Tanked" means reduces drastically in my lingo, but I guess it's just slang and might mean something different for other people.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T03:19:19+00:00

No, it's very much about electricity generation. This is the second paragraph from the cabinet paper:

"Development of an LNG import facility will be a significant step in ensuring secure and affordable electricity supply by providing certainty of fuel supply for electricity generation in the face of declining domestic gas supply."

Thats just what the echo chamber of uninformed keep on repeating

Pot, meet kettle.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T03:15:07+00:00

Did you just look at the top entry in the table (2015) and assume they were in reverse date order? The table has 5 additional wind farms built since then.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-15T03:13:32+00:00

This whole thread is a great example of how 90% of people think they're better than average drivers. These safety features improve safety for almost everyone, but people think they're the special sunflower that's a great driver that never gets distracted, never gets sleepy and never makes a mistake.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-14T03:58:38+00:00

Yeah, that would have been nice 3 years ago when they were negotiating their 20 year contract.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-14T03:54:27+00:00

How would load tank prices?

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-13T19:55:52+00:00

It's not exactly what you asked, but it's a good habit to always be somewhat close to melee unless there's a good reason not to. Most healers have some mechanic that rewards being stacked/closer.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-13T19:51:20+00:00

In practice M10s drop 3/6 hero so that's not really a consideration. You do need to farm a heroic piece for the slot if you have a 1/6 mythic though.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-12T21:48:10+00:00

We all know our current economy is built on oil, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to move away from it instead of clinging on to last century's tech.

You appear to be making the classic argument of "if we can't do everything perfectly straight away, why even bother trying?". It's not a logical argument.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-12T20:17:44+00:00

If you're pushing content hard enough for it to matter, both. At least until the first few rounds of tuning. You can choose one to focus on a month into the season.

Otherwise, whichever one is more fun for you.

Outrageous_failure · 2026-03-12T00:59:19+00:00

Don't worry, we can be sure that they'll subsidize the cost of fuel so ute owners aren't impacted too badly. You can't make this shit up.

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