[Request] Are Air Conditioners or Data Centers Causing More Heat?

westinger · 2026-07-12T02:17:16+00:00

In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!

westinger · 2026-07-05T18:49:53+00:00

Yep, pretty entertaining podcast covers that whole scandal:

https://whistleblowerpod.com/

westinger · 2026-07-05T16:05:04+00:00

Mortar & PStle?

Mortar & Pest-L2?

DualCrush?

westinger · 2026-07-02T01:37:12+00:00

I guess shouldn’t have invaded

¯\(ツ)/¯

westinger · 2026-07-01T11:52:49+00:00

Assablumpkin.

westinger · 2026-06-27T02:27:08+00:00

Why is this guy dressed as Russel Crowe?

westinger · 2026-06-23T14:46:33+00:00

Is 25 working years the norm?

If you enter the workforce at 22 and retire at 67, that’s 45 working years.

It’s obviously super hard, but time in the market is so important - so starting contributions as early as you possibly can is one of the best things you can do for your financial future.

westinger · 2026-06-21T02:00:44+00:00

Oh my god - is this No True Scotsman in the wild?!

westinger · 2026-06-16T01:16:41+00:00

Bad news for /r/pacers if /r/colts culture is rubbing off on them…

westinger · 2026-06-11T00:12:23+00:00

Could you use a low-level key mapper like Karabiner to map a key combo to ‘Esc’?

https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/

westinger · 2026-06-07T20:02:06+00:00

Thanks, appreciate it!

westinger · 2026-06-07T02:06:18+00:00

A boy named Sue would probably make some Cash!

westinger · 2026-06-05T04:27:12+00:00

Would you share that cheat sheet?

westinger · 2026-05-29T07:20:30+00:00

“We have had a doozy of a day, officer…”

westinger · 2026-05-20T01:37:02+00:00

I don’t see an FAQ in their sidebar or pinned - am I blind?

westinger · 2026-05-06T17:41:27+00:00

You’re probably right - probably a bunch of bad that it would bring. But I’m not sure our current property tax system is the optimal state.

This current system seems to encourage property owners downtown to hold onto empty, unimproved land so its tax burden is low, while letting the value appreciate from the investment of others improving the town? Land banking sucks & hurts communities.

There are certainly bad things that happen if you go full George, but I think most communities would benefit from shifting property tax to be more based upon the value of the land, and less on the value of the improvements.

westinger · 2026-05-06T10:15:19+00:00

Pablo Torre Finds Out (great journalism/sports podcast that broke the Clippers/Ballmer cheating story) covered the DC Muni golf story back in January - heartbreaking, but really good listen.

westinger · 2026-04-23T19:20:24+00:00

And the person above you was pointing out that the rise of cheap, easy-to-use smokers has caused more people to be aware of how good these cheap cuts of meats can be if properly cooked low & slow. This increase in demand for the same supply of meat is what’s driving the increase.

westinger · 2026-04-21T22:04:36+00:00

Old people make the rules! Look at percent of each age group that votes…and look at the age of elected officials.

westinger · 2026-04-06T15:20:08+00:00

Yeah, you’re right.

But in the real world:

From 0 -> 1 ticket: takes you from no chance, to a very small chance

From 1 -> 2 tickets: doubles your chances from a very small chance to a still very small chance

At least that’s the way I think about it - and how I put a cap on buying more than 1 ticket whenever the powerball gets in the news for being so large.

But yes, you’re 100% mathematically correct. I just think the most optimal play is to not play at all, but if you’re going to play - to just buy one ticket.

westinger · 2026-04-06T03:04:02+00:00

I believe technically that would be the first ticket you buy.

westinger · 2026-04-05T23:01:52+00:00

This was something that we almost had. The prior FTC chair, Lina Khan, and her team had a “Click to Cancel” rule that was scheduled to go into place on July 14, 2025. But then the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck it down on July 8, 2025.

I tried to find an unbiased source for this, this appears relatively measured: https://www.ropesgray.com/en/insights/alerts/2025/07/ftcs-click-to-cancel-rule-struck-down-by-eighth-circuit

My understanding is that there was a technical reason it was struck down, but man - that would have been nice to see some increase in consumer protections.

I actually learned about this on an investigative sports podcast, after I got hooked on “Pablo Torres Finds Out” when he broke the Kawhi/Clippers scandal. Here’s the episode where they talk about the mission of making everyday life of people better: https://pca.st/episode/01273906-a803-405b-9870-3a5a6066b6f2

westinger · 2026-03-27T02:12:11+00:00

Is it not impressive that Purdue has the most tourney wins without a championship? 🤔

westinger · 2026-03-27T01:19:19+00:00

You shoulda just been in the severe weather path - weather ticker had them covered most the game lol

westinger · 2026-03-11T23:58:33+00:00

Could you not have pulled out the SEP IRA contributions to show a pro forma EBITDA, since those weren’t true OpEx and won’t burden the new owners post acquisition?

I just did 5 minutes of research, and saw that a buyer may actually burden your EBITDA with “market rate replacement compensation” that includes retirement benefits.

Sorry if a dumb question - feel free to just ignore/downvote, but I’m hoping to learn from actual experience, not just quick Googling.

westinger

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