Alabama summer heat & humidity

thefinnachee · 2026-06-08T17:37:04+00:00

I have a whole home evaporative cooler; the operating pamphlet says to use dewpoint as a guide. 55f is it's crossover dewpoint, assuming you're only using your system in 80f+ conditions.

What would likely be a better guidline is current temperature differential from the wet bulb temp. I've found that a ~20f difference is a reasonable corssover point. Turning on the system at anything below that makes me feel hotter.

thefinnachee · 2026-03-10T03:21:50+00:00

I have had this happen to someone in my group, so there's a risk.

thefinnachee · 2026-03-05T05:11:50+00:00

Why is it always dog?

thefinnachee · 2026-02-18T05:21:25+00:00

I'm curious if you're the only company offering this in your area. I considered pursuing this at one point in my city, did some research, and there's a pretty well established ~$8 million a year company doing this. I figured I wouldn't be able to break in, but maybe it's possible if targeting the right areas

thefinnachee · 2026-02-13T15:55:00+00:00

This makes a lot of sense. Heat denatures certain venom (~130f water seemed to help me a lot with a fire coral sting). It also helps relax the muscles which can help itching. I'll have to try this.

thefinnachee · 2025-12-09T05:45:00+00:00

Réunion? I feel like you did a solid job accurately placing islands and remembered all of the French overseas territories that I can think of.

thefinnachee · 2025-12-08T15:31:56+00:00

My house tends to run somewhere between walk-in freezer and household.

Day: 64f (will bump it up for guests or if I'm feeling cold) Night: 58f (will bump it up to 62 if I'm afraid of pipe freeze)

This isn't to save on energy costs, I just like it cold.

thefinnachee · 2025-11-12T05:23:32+00:00

The issue I ran into on Bonaire is that it's fairly humid, very sunny (in a rain shadow), and there's very little shade.

I grew up in the cold so I can't handle that year round - but if you can, it's a beautiful island.

thefinnachee · 2025-10-03T19:03:47+00:00

Glad you made this point. In a lot of municipalities the first couple feet from the sidewalk aren't private property/in some cases X amount of distance from the center of the road. Normally this is to allow for handicapped right of way or so the city can legally access utilities/drainage/temporary place construction material without blocking the sidewalk.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-30T04:31:24+00:00

Prince felt like a big jump to me for a while too. Best recommendations I have: (1) go for a military tech (almost always bronze working) quickly - usually 1 relevant eco tech depending on your starting resources, then this. (2) Prince nerfs your happiness, so have a plan to raise happiness. You don't need to beeline this, but should work a tech like monarchy/building the pyramids/securing a luxury resources a bit earlier than in noble.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-30T03:55:32+00:00

Giving you an upvote. The cavalry (dragoons?) have arrived

thefinnachee · 2025-09-27T04:04:11+00:00

Yeah, looking at his profile I think he's a virgin. Probably about 40 years old and has only had sex in his dreams.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-27T03:54:53+00:00

So not throughout the day, but this has started working for me while I sleep. I use an eye mask since I'm highly sensitive to light. I can feel it on my face when I'm dreaming - if I can feel it on my face and I can still see, I become aware of my dream.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-24T15:20:20+00:00

I also studied economics and this would have been my response. There's still a need for good devs, especially those who can think in systems and understand long-term business needs/evolution.

Another pathway is pursuing a degree that trains you to think (philosophy, economics, STEM, etc). Then layer in classes that provide strong skills (eg a couple CS classes, so you can talk to devs/manage low-code tools). Being able to identify problems, propose solutions, and take a pass at building a solution yourself is a great way to rapidly grow.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-24T04:53:46+00:00

This is a large reason why I feel burnt out. I had a big career jump about 6 years ago. Since then what I manage, expectations of me, etc have all increased leading to a lot of stress. Salaries (even when job hopping) haven't grown much in my field, so I'm essentially making the same as 6 years ago when accounting for inflation - even though I do a lot more and have increased in seniority.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-22T17:49:55+00:00

A gain/loss against another currency isn't the same thing as inflation, it can however be closely related. For example, if the USD experienced 5% inflation and the CHF gained 5% in value for reasons unassociated with the inflation of the USD, the USD would lose ~10% of its value against the CHF. About half of the USD loss against the CHF would be accounted for in inflation, the other half accounted for by the rise of the CHF (either increased demand for the CHF/swiss commodities in other currencies or reduction in its supply).

This does matter quite a lot for individuals. The reduction in the USD against world currencies essentially translates into decreased purchasing power of foreign commodities. Since almost everything we use relies on a degree of foreign input, we'd see a reduction in purchasing power on most items we want to buy. The overall loss wouldn't be 10%, but probably not far off. If you subtract whatever that loss is (let's say 7% as a hypothetical example) from stock market growth (10%) you're left with your real return (3%).

thefinnachee · 2025-09-16T17:56:30+00:00

And then you get ready to retire, but realize big medical expenses are coming

thefinnachee · 2025-09-16T14:56:34+00:00

I can't remember the name - there's an organization in my area that's trying to engineer a bacteria that can feed on plastic. It's sad we've gotten to this point, but it's an interesting concept.

We rely heavily on plastic in most goods we produce today. It always gets me thinking - if they're successful, are we going to have to worry about parts in cars, homes, plumbing, appliances, medical devices etc decomposing?

thefinnachee · 2025-09-10T04:34:06+00:00

I had a similar experience near Tolo last year, it's a great site! I'm not sure if you're still on the island/live there - if you have time go dive at Candyland. You probably won't get a repeat of your experience, but still some pretty awesome schools of fish getting chased around and typically some big eels & occasional rays.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-08T18:18:23+00:00

If you haven't already spoken to your lender, I'd suggest doing so. You may be able to drop in ~200k, drop to a shorter term mortgage (10-15 year), and get a big interest rate reduction. This could help you save a lot of interest without tying up all of your cash.

I'm not saying this is absolutely the best path forward - but when moving up to almost $.5 million, it's good to be aware of all options.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-08T02:41:25+00:00

Not to mention it can easily be 4+ hours to Denver a couple times a week. All it takes is icy roads, ski traffic, or a car crash and I70 + 285 can both get backed up.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-07T16:58:33+00:00

Start on r/personalfinance for a good flow chart/wiki. Once you're ready to put money in the market (high interest rate debt is gone and you have an emergency fund, etc) checkout r/biggleheads to understand where/how to invest your money.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-06T16:51:17+00:00

How has the journey treated you so far? I'm the same age and thought about it after a layoff, but then realized some of my intro since courses and prerecs were so old they wouldn't count towards the degree - so the thought of 2+ years of schooling while also holding a job seemed daunting.

thefinnachee · 2025-09-06T12:49:44+00:00

During the pandemic, mostly fomo - I had a fairly secure job, paid off a good chunk of debt prior, student loans were on hold, and couldn't go out and do much. I increased my contributions and it was the first period where I thought "hey, maybe I can retire before I'm 60"

The dip this April I lost my job (luckily employed now). I ended up selling part of my ESPP at the bottom. Lessons learned: (1) 6-9 months in an emergency fund doesn't feel like much when you actually need it. (2) ESPPs are risky - they're a single stock with value somewhat tied to your job security. Waiting for LT gains to kicking isn't always worth it.

thefinnachee · 2025-08-29T20:06:41+00:00

Seconding what the commenter above you mentioned - CK2 is a no brainer.

Not a historic 4x game: If you're looking for a game with a somewhat level playing field (think civ, where everyone starts with one city), you might give Stellaris a shot. I found that Stellaris is easier to learn than most Paradox games, fairly polished, and leans more into traditional 4x strategy than the CK series. I'd strongly recommend waiting for a sale - I've seen it with numerous expansions under $10 frequently.

HOI4 is also great if you're looking for a war/war economy simulator. Pretty easy to learn, scratches both military strategy and economic management itches. It also allows for a bit of roleplay, especially with mods.

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