Ran the oven through its 3 hour self-cleaning cycle today. The heat it gave off kept the house warm and the furnace from kicking on for like 6 hours. My gas bill appreciates that.

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    2 days ago

    Oh yes, when you get to use “free” heat it’s great. It’s how I justify running computers that contribute compute power to science projects via BOINC at the house I moved into- the house uses exclusively electric resistance heat (shitty rental), so if I’m burning the same amount of kWh running a computer instead of a heater, it’s a net benefit.

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      2 days ago

      We really need Windows installable heat pumps. Just ac units with reversible valves and better fan motors.

      Why isn’t that a thing yet?