Hacker News: jotato

New comment by jotato in "Parallel agents in Zed"

jotato — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:34:25 +0000

Yesterday, I determined to move to Zed because they weren't pushing this stuff :(

New comment by jotato in "WA House bill would make it illegal for police to lie during interrogations"

jotato — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:32:12 +0000

That is different that signing something and being held to it.

You waived a right by saying that but you can choose.l to not speak after.

Even if the paper waived an attorney you should be able to change your mind

New comment by jotato in "WA House bill would make it illegal for police to lie during interrogations"

jotato — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:22:57 +0000

> He said he was asked to waive his rights and when he asked police whether he needed an attorney they said no because they were only asking a few questions. He signed the waiver thinking he was going to help, but a few questions turned into a nearly nine-hour interrogation

How is it we are able to legally "waive rights"? That should be addressed - under no circumstances should a not-yet-convicted person ever be stripped of rights. Voluntarily or not. Otherwise, what are they?

Sure, someone can choose to not exercise them; maybe cooperate with the police, but if at any point they choose they should be available.

Am I missing something?

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:15:07 +0000

Mine isn't listed. My takeaway is that it isn't rated for cold climates. For what it is worth, I know the HSPF rating is 8.8 but I don't know at what temperature that is calculated at.

New comment by jotato in "[dead]"

jotato — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:57:28 +0000

This made my night. I read it with my daughter (a genz potter fan) and we still have tears. Thanks for sharing:)

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 03:55:04 +0000

It is a Trane. Sadly switching isn't like distro hopping :/

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:53:32 +0000

I live in the pacific northwest. Winter are low 30s at night for 3 months out of the year :( Granted, highs are mid-high 40s so it works fine during the day 90% of the time

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:28:13 +0000

I don't :/ I do have a smart home setup but it is local-only. I think I am capturing most of the data I need.

I know when my HVAC is running. I know how much power it is using. I know the temperature of every room, I have a stat outside so I have realtime temp/humidity of my location...I just don't have a way to capture and record how much heat is being generated. I'm wondering if putting a temperature sensor directly on an air vent would let me capture it over time

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:13:00 +0000

I'm considering it. I have an energy audit scheduled next week. Depending on what they find I may consider buying something new. This one is 13 years old and I'm sure they've improved a lot since it was installed.

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:10:09 +0000

> Sounds like it was undersized for your house (unless your doing something crazy like trying to hold 80+).

It was set to 69 and held steady at 67 running for 8.5 hours. It wasn't until the temperature outside broke 36 that the inside temp slowly started to climb. It is a 3ton system for a 2500sqft home. From what I have read it should be enough. I think the problem is that it is an older heat pump and just doesn't perform well below 35.

> FWIW I was able to get efficiency charts and such at various temperatures from my salesperson, but I gather most don't bother.

I think this is my point? This was here when I moved it. I shouldn't have to go to a salesperson. I should be able to look it up in the specs or even the manual. At a minimum the manufacturer should provide it when asked.

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:03:35 +0000

> It's a simple matter, therefore, to calculate the CO2 and financial cross over point for a heat pump vs. a furnace. I did that calculation when I had one installed in my house (for ductless AC; heating is an added bonus). It's somewhere between about -5 or -10 C, if I recall correctly.

How can I do this? I know my heat pump can only maintain (not raise) my house temp at 36F/2C. But I have yet to figure out at what temp it is cheaper to run my natural gas furnace. I suspect ~40F/5C but that is just a guess (see my comment on parent)

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 19:59:13 +0000

This is borderline a tangent, but I think manufactures should be required to provide data regarding efficiency at specific temperatures. We moved into a house with a heat pump almost 2 years ago. For the most part it is great, but I noticed that in cold(ish) temps it can't keep up. I'm not talking single digits temperatures.

I called the manufacturer and asked for data about my model. They refused to give it to me because I wasn't an authorized installer.

It took me a long time and many sensors and calculations later but I have learned that below 36F it can't pull heat fast enough to raise the temperature of my house. The house doesn't get colder - that is the "break even" point. To be fair, it was installed in 2010 and I'm sure it was good for its time.

Why can't they just provide a spec that says how much heat/kw can be created at given temps? Even in steps like 10, 20, 30, 40 etc... I think that would go a long way to debunk the myth

New comment by jotato in "Why every microwave sucks these days"

jotato — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:15:08 +0000

It's a GE. That's all I know :/

New comment by jotato in "Why every microwave sucks these days"

jotato — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 04:36:38 +0000

> does it beed every +30 seconds

No joke, I bought and returned 4 microwaves before I found one that doesn't. I'm picky, and finally found one that does a quick double "beeep beeep" and is done.

New comment by jotato in "Dave Cutler on Windows [video]"

jotato — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 16:04:02 +0000

Ha! I didn't know he had adhd. I watched one video of his last week and ever since my feed is all adhd stuff. I was so confused, but now it makes sense.

New comment by jotato in "Slack is retiring its status account on X"

jotato — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:17:08 +0000

Isn't there the same chance that any domain has that chance? I'm struggling to see how Slackstatus.com is any safer than status.slack.com. Genuinely curious - I'm not trying to start an argument:)

New comment by jotato in "Bill Gates demonstrates Visual Basic (1991) [video]"

jotato — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:53:52 +0000

You totally can! I have a couple of apps that were made using it. There might even be a showcase on their site

New comment by jotato in "Bill Gates demonstrates Visual Basic (1991) [video]"

jotato — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:38:10 +0000

The Godot engine. Don't have to build games with it. Gdscript is just as easy as basic, too. I suggest making a weekend app with it and learning

New comment by jotato in "Bill Gates demonstrates Visual Basic (1991) [video]"

jotato — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 04:35:20 +0000

You can use the Godot engine to build apps. It has a very similar drag/drop UI. Double click for events, and gdscript is very easy to pickup. Reminds me of VB everytime I use it

Ask HN: Do you keep a work journal?

jotato — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:37:16 +0000

(How) Do you track the work you've been doing for the last year? I'm not specifically referring to day-to-day work but long-term initiatives, goals, and a way to quickly answer questions like "What have I accomplished this year". I've found that my current role is more of this long term design work than anything else, and I'd like a way to be able to recall high level details.

I tend to lean towards a notebook/pen for my daily stuff but referencing it is difficult. I've tried tools like Obsidian but I find there to be too much friction to effectively use it. (context switching from whatever app I'm using, create a note, organizing it, etc...)

I'd love to know how you solve this.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37586362

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