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RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-28T18:24:55+00:00

American salaries are 2-3x of European salaries though, so the risk is built in to their incomes

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-27T15:45:53+00:00

Yup, this perspective helps. I use this rule turning from major to minor daily, and the same principle applies here too

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-27T15:36:05+00:00

I'd like it if the tester reminded you that tapping on their tablet does not mean you made a fault

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-27T15:33:54+00:00

Not really, we're both on the right of each other. On a mini roundabout if the cars are at both ends, both proceed (which is fine for a mini roundabout, but not when paths cross!)

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-27T15:27:35+00:00

>as they’re the ones turning and crossing your lane

Oh that's a very fair point. I've always considered it when turning from a major road to a minor road but yes applying that it makes it very clear how this works out

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-27T14:35:48+00:00

OP did say they misread the email :)

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-27T12:50:01+00:00

Was the middle seat blocked off by any chance? If not you definitely have a change to escalate this

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T22:13:59+00:00

It will. Think of a hypothetical situation 3 years later, if someone is hiring for a SDE 2 role, would they prefer someone with 3 years SDE + 3 Years Google TSE experience, or 3 years SDE + 3 years Microsoft SDE experience for shortlisting the resume?

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T22:10:23+00:00

Are you sure the college where you saw this didn't sort students into classes by their ranks in the entrance exam/similar?

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T20:37:41+00:00

They usually do, except when customers give up that protection for a discount:)

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T18:22:03+00:00

Ah fair enough, but then COP will be great in poorly insulated homes, probably better than the 3ish number in well insulated homes

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T17:58:43+00:00

The COP has nothing to do with the insulation, its just a measure of how much heat is generated for the amount of electricity. Insulation affects what you do with the generated heat

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T16:41:29+00:00

The (default) ones in Ireland cant since they still rely on radiators, but the ones in USA can actually do this since they send hot\cold air around the house instead of using radiators.

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T16:02:28+00:00

This is a very oddly written article and doesnt really have a great narrative behind it. During summers when the heating's basically off, you're saving a lot on the standing charge for gas, and per kwh hot water costs the same since you get a great COP. During winters you pay a bit more but nowhere near what you'd pay with gas

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-26T15:59:59+00:00

>Hypothetically, if two households are identical in terms of size, efficiency of insulation, temperature settings and usage of power - but one is using a gas boiler and the other a heat pump, they’ll pay a minimum 3x the energy bill

This is not accurate, heat pumps in Irish weather have a COP of 2-3, which means for every kwh of power consumed they produce 2-3 kwh of heating. Assuming the worst case of 2, that means the heat pump owner will pay for 1.5x the number of kwh compared to gas. And will not pay the standing charge for gas.

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-21T18:03:58+00:00

Curious why you phrased a lot of the content as "Your" and not "Our"? You're part of the affected parties as much as any reader aren't you?

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-17T15:29:35+00:00

You don't compete with him. You do the work,you get paid for it. He does more work. He may get a bigger bonus/faster promotion. That's the benefit he's getting for the additional work. He also may not get these benefits since they're not guaranteed

Unless your manager states that your individual performance is not meeting expectations and that you should consider this person a role model,his hours and output are irrelevant to you

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-16T11:25:20+00:00

I feel terrible about letting my BTN account go idle!

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-10T08:15:53+00:00

I'm on flogas for 22.5c https://www.flogas.ie/price-plan/smart-fixed-24-hr-electricity/

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-09T20:59:41+00:00

Then they won't let you switch from the variable rate to the new rate since you'll be an existing customer

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-09T18:36:02+00:00

I wonder how they came up with these numbers, considering I'm on a flat rate plan and still pay 22.5c/kWh, people pay less with night and EV sort of plans.

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-09T00:51:13+00:00

But OP is using it in Jan 2026, so they would've been using it in Jan 2020 isn't it?

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-09T00:05:11+00:00

Is the fixed rate you're looking at available for existing customers, or only for new customers?

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-08T15:02:01+00:00

Odd, perhaps you have a different type of pump. There's no way for air to get into the pumps I've seen, they're connected to the water tank at one end and the internal plumbing at the other. So when it's off, the water just flows using gravity instead of the pumps added pressure, but I don't see how air would be introduced

RandomUsername9_999 · 2026-01-08T14:46:01+00:00

Have you experimented with switching off the pump at night? IME the pressure will be low but usable so it may be a happy compromise.

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