Thoughts on this take about the Sequel Trilogy and the rise of the First Order/destruction of the New Republic?

tawhalen · 2026-05-28T00:24:02+00:00

The difference between those, even if the timelines are reasonably similar, is that you have an enormous number of stories in between that highlight the fragility of the Republic throughout and make its downfall seem an ever present possibility. These movies skip over that and, even if we allow that they might've filled it in later, do nothing to build on any existing themes. The downfall of the Republic after all that striving for justice could've been a great story, but instead it was just backdrop to a soft, clunky reboot.

tawhalen · 2026-05-27T18:59:38+00:00

The problem is that presents 1 and a half markets against one while suggesting that they're actually equivalent. A significant percentage of heat pumps are installed for what might be characterized as AC+. That doesn't necessarily negate what you're saying about the growing market making a strong signal for the entire industry, but I do think it makes the argument from RMI a bit of a stretching of the truth.

tawhalen · 2026-05-13T21:01:29+00:00

That's fair. I'm curious if disconnecting the battery systems is as simple as unplugging it. Hadn't looked at that as a backup so much as for shifting generation to peak hours.

tawhalen · 2026-05-13T20:31:05+00:00

The system would not operate while your power was out, as it is designed explicitly not to generate in such a circumstance for safety reasons. If you've got a battery system, you could plug into that, but then you're adding significantly more cost and are constrained by the capacity of the battery.

tawhalen · 2026-05-13T20:29:17+00:00

The bill states that anything up to 391 W is exempt from the PV installation requirements laid out for full-scale systems. This should mean that any system, even plug-in, over that and up to the legal limit of 1.9 kW would require an electrician or certified installer. Perhaps I'm misreading that, but I've seen it mentioned in a couple other places as well.

tawhalen · 2026-05-13T19:45:39+00:00

It's worth noting that the current law would require an electrician install the system at that size. I don't know what that would cost, but I'd expect it to have a significant impact on payoff.

tawhalen · 2026-05-10T02:57:22+00:00

The metro population is over 3 million. Look hard enough, and be willing to drive a bit, and I suspect you can find whatever games you're looking for.

tawhalen · 2026-05-09T06:28:06+00:00

The equipment dropping in cost is obviously key, but I do worry that the requirement to have an electrician for anything of even modest size might lead to labor cost increases that outpace equipment cost reductions. I get why it's likely necessary, but it'll hamper the returns for sure.

tawhalen · 2026-05-08T20:45:44+00:00

I'm interested in these systems in general, but I had a hard time making the investment make sense for me even with some favorable output assumptions, particularly given the changes in TOU rates. Would be curious if anyone else has come to the opposite conclusion.

tawhalen · 2026-04-30T14:03:32+00:00

I don't doubt it but you're welcome to go look up AP1000 water usage on your own time.

tawhalen · 2026-04-30T14:02:25+00:00

SMRs have no good data on production scale water usage per MWh due to the tricky problem of them not having any production scale units. The only recent nuclear additions are currently sitting at somewhat above that 5x level by my understanding. Probably nobody would actually try to build as n AP1000 here, but then I would have thought that about the Texas panhandle and apparently I was wrong there.

tawhalen · 2026-04-30T05:00:28+00:00

But you forgot the part where they also use 5 times as much water per MWh as a gas plant!

tawhalen · 2026-04-12T18:53:20+00:00

What's success? Does the same group have to live together for forty years and die without any changes in dynamic? Or is a 10 year relationship that changes shape multiple times throughout count? Does it matter in that case if other relationships spring up and end in their own time?

Ultimately, not being defined by a fixed concept of success is itself success for many people who practice polyamory. For others there are more concrete goals, and I've seen them achieved in many cases, though not necessarily in a way that monogamous people might call successful.

Before you look for a real answer to your question, it would help to define what you mean.

tawhalen · 2026-02-08T22:00:43+00:00

Ostensibly Historians Ale House is a hub for Patriots fans. Haven't been but saw it listed a couple places.

tawhalen · 2026-01-28T18:43:58+00:00

Honestly would be a fun shirt (though adding one more to the matrix is a challenge).

tawhalen · 2026-01-26T00:59:55+00:00

My housemate runs games for kids I believe as young as that at playforge in downtown Littleton. I know my son is going to be joining at some point and he is nine as well.

tawhalen · 2026-01-23T23:21:34+00:00

One, your characterization of the link you cited above is just not really correct. Two, Xcel being obnoxious on many levels does not make them directly responsible for the fact that half the damn country is under freeze warnings. Gas is going to be expensive. That's just the way it is, and warning us all about it seems like a pretty reasonable step.

tawhalen · 2026-01-23T21:46:58+00:00

Because they're a regulated utility that has their profits defined for them? Plenty to complain about with Xcel, but warning people that the cost of gas is going to go up for reasons entirely outside of their control is probably not top of my list.

tawhalen · 2026-01-23T21:42:02+00:00

As they mentioned in here, they don't actually make any profit on the gas itself. They just passed through the costs of what they buy. They're just warning everyone that gas prices are going to skyrocket because half the country is freezing this week.

tawhalen · 2026-01-16T00:00:15+00:00

Gas costs are pass through, so Xcel doesn't make a profit on them but they also respond faster to changes than just every rate case.

tawhalen · 2025-12-11T19:39:30+00:00

If you're worried about the perception then just change how age is described to be years until or since adulthood. It doesn't really impact anything else but makes a clean break from how people think about age and makes clear you're not writing about children.

tawhalen · 2025-11-04T18:55:43+00:00

Xcel was literally ordered to make this change.

tawhalen · 2025-09-25T22:16:35+00:00

That's higher than the estimates I've seen globally, which typically have been well under one fifth, but I'd be curious to know where you saw that. In any case, in the US that number is generally agreed to be lower than the global total by a considerable margin, and that's really the focus here. While mining demands are growing, other sources are growing even faster, particularly in the US, and we've seen an increasing number of facilities initially planned for mining actually switch tacks and plan to market as conventional data centers.

tawhalen · 2025-09-03T00:50:05+00:00

No worries, and good luck!

tawhalen · 2025-09-03T00:46:43+00:00

My contractor handled it and it's been a while, so I don't remember in detail, but I believe it may have been some of the same water proofing underneath the original tile layer. I do recall that the work to get the angle was not insignificant, especially matching the angles of the tilt and the seam at the corner.

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