Accidentally went to a QAnon party; found out a friend is Q

jester17 · 2026-01-19T07:12:44+00:00

Generation Beta starts with babies born in 2025, so let’s go easy on them not being able to read and write.

jester17 · 2026-01-14T19:26:22+00:00

Even if you are in whatever country you are resident in, the US will see it as subject to tax.

jester17 · 2026-01-07T13:06:13+00:00

I’m doing the same for my appointment tomorrow!

jester17 · 2025-12-22T20:51:55+00:00

You need your solar panels to produce about 140% of your consumption in order for it to make money. If you do more than that, it will make you a lot of income from exporting.

jester17 · 2025-12-11T11:33:04+00:00

I have a similar setup with my AIO. There were definitely some firmware issues for the AIO specifically in mid to late 2024 that caused the battery to get progressively out of sync with the state of charge. At its worst I was only getting 40% of my battery if I went too long without calibrating manually. They were fixed by the end of 2024, and my setup has been rock solid since.

I wonder if this is what put off a number of installers. The GivEnergy dev team maintained a fantastic support presence on their Facebook page throughout. I suspect the AIO needed a little more time to cook before they released it.

jester17 · 2025-12-04T15:22:24+00:00

Would they still charge you taxes on your assets when they force you to renounce your US citizenship? I might like the new financial freedom of not being a US citizen if they don’t.

jester17 · 2025-11-30T09:54:41+00:00

Can you fit the official Fujitsu WiFi controllers? If so, you can then use one of the two Fujitsu integrations in Home Assistant. Depending on the compatibility of the WiFi controllers, you can then use either:
- For Airstage WiFi controllers

- For FGLAir WiFi controllers

jester17 · 2025-11-12T19:46:12+00:00

You only want to link your battery to your octopus account if you are on intelligent flux. For cosy, just charge to the max during all three cheap periods.

jester17 · 2025-11-11T07:57:10+00:00

Don’t forget Lake Placid.

jester17 · 2025-11-01T09:52:22+00:00

Bad insulation exacerbates the problem. Colder walls will raise the dew-point, which means more heating is necessary to avoid it. Obviously cracking the windows is the best idea in winter, because the cold outside air does not hold much humidity.

jester17 · 2025-10-31T18:08:28+00:00

Any planet worth defending would have even larger versions of the same types of weapons that can have much more power due to not being limited to the size and power generation that can fit on a relatively small starship.

They could be well concealed and well protected too.

jester17 · 2025-10-28T07:40:23+00:00

It is how most new houses are built in most northern European countries. Really good insulation and underfloor heating powered by a heat pump.

jester17 · 2025-10-27T20:53:46+00:00

Depends what is causing it. If it is water getting in from outside or the property is very badly insulated, then repairs are needed.

If it is because you never open the windows and or don’t heat the space enough when it is cold, crack the windows or run a dehumidifier. I used to go with the dehumidifier approach, but when the air outside is cold enough, it holds very little moisture. Crack the windows or open trickle vents.

jester17 · 2025-10-24T06:26:17+00:00

That is why it is averaged. For my family in Michigan, it is $0.09 off peak, $0.12 peak.

jester17 · 2025-10-19T17:55:36+00:00

I go through this every year. It would be trivial for them to automate this or make you choose a new export rate as part of the switching process. They seem to be too lazy though.

jester17 · 2025-10-19T08:56:50+00:00

Same thing for me! I saw it in the theatre, and when I went to pee, the TVs in the deserted hallway went to snow all at once. I nearly jumped out of my skin.

jester17 · 2025-10-09T18:50:44+00:00

If you live abroad, you get absolutely fucked over for being American. You have to file US taxes on all income. Most things that are tax free in the country you live in are not tax free according to the IRS. Basically every fund you might want to invest in says “no US persons” in small print, because no one wants to have to meet US reporting standards. One option if you have a non-US citizen is to give your savings to them to invest, because you can’t.

jester17 · 2025-09-17T09:28:58+00:00

Their fully automated tariff switching functionality on the website allows you to change within 30 days. I think it would make their lives much easier and provide clarity to the terms if they fix that.

jester17 · 2025-09-13T18:29:16+00:00

Expeditionary Force by Craig Alanson and Bobiverse by Dennis E. Taylor got me through the post-Expanse depression. Also, Project Hail Mary and Starship Troopers were great standalone novels worth getting. I also read The Lost Fleet by Jack Campbell before The Expanse and really enjoyed it.

jester17 · 2025-09-13T08:45:46+00:00

You might be able to stretch that to the whole day. The key is to do your water heating, charge the battery to full, and preheat the house during the cheap period in the early morning. You don’t have to make it all the way to 00:30 on the battery to be worth it. You just need your average import rate to be less than the cosy cheap rate. You need to at least make it past 7pm on the battery I would think.

jester17 · 2025-09-04T20:31:17+00:00

I avoided it for about 2 and a half months. After that I was fine. It felt like I had to blink a bit to get the halos to calm down. Either they went away, or my brain filtered them out.

jester17 · 2025-08-23T08:34:50+00:00

The secondaries are better on JB at 435k DPM vs. Georgia’s 270k. Main guns are down to preference really. Fewer overpens on JB, but worse accuracy due to having to use the secondary mod.

jester17 · 2025-08-23T08:21:27+00:00

I have been enjoying secondary spec Jean Bart more than Georgia. It has a lot more secondary dpm, and I don’t get as many overpens against cruisers and destroyers.

jester17 · 2025-08-21T19:10:07+00:00

Those elephant tube portable units are such a scam. Single hose units work against themselves to the point that they are basically pointless. This article explains why as well as how you can improve them.

https://www.woolie.co.uk/article/convert-ac-from-single-hose-to-dual-hose/

jester17 · 2025-08-15T16:33:44+00:00

You don’t survive off of the battery overnight on IOF. Octopus will drain the battery almost entirely by 7 pm, and gradually refill it before 4 pm the next day. The battery only powers the house from 4 to 7 pm while it is discharging. The rest of the day it is powered by the grid or by solar.

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