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> Refrigerator only needs a GFI if it is within a certain distance of a sink. Not anymore. NEC 2023 requires GFCI for every 120 or 240V outlets in the kitchen, regardless of their …

I'm not sure where you are getting this. According to the CPSC, who analyzed some 10s of thousands of fires, something like 50% of them were caused by wire arcing that could be pre…

This is mine, too. I'm in my 40s now but I didn't get serious about saving and managing money until my mid-30s. Lived a very fun but expensive lifestyle downtown in a major city fo…

The wirecutter DIY test used a filter with a rating of FPR 9. Since FPR isn't standardized like MERV or HEPA, it's hard to tell what this means, but likely to be MERV 16.

This is exactly the way I feel. After working at home for ~13 months now, it will be very hard for me to go back to the office. I have young kids at home and getting to spend extra…

The problem with low humidity in winter isn't forced air heating, it's air leakage. But since most houses have poor thermal envelopes, your statement turns out to be mostly true.

Winter temperatures in the US midwest and northeast with average daily temps far below zero (C), combined with leaky old houses. The stack effect draws in cold, extremely dry air a…

Typical CO alarms only go off when there is a level of gas that is an imminent danger. A lower level of gas could be present and go totally undetected, but present an ongoing healt…

I think you meant to say honey bees, Apis, comprising only a handful of species, are not native to the Americas. There are around 4000 known species of bee (Anthophila) native just…

I think you need to move further back. Civilization accounted for a sharp decline in life expectancy due to disease and other factors like extreme agricultural labor. Humans have o…

The transportation mode is critical for a commute. The time spent commuting can be mitigated somewhat if you are active in the process. As an example, I live relatively close to my…

It sounds like you don't like the bitterness of Campari and you're not alone in that. I guess it just takes time to develop the taste. There are many delicious Negroni riffs, but t…

I think there is absolutely something to this. I have mild tinnitus and my hearing is fairly poor after too many years of loud headphone use. However, I rarely notice a bothersome …

Modern agricultural systems are built on the mass usage of systemic insecticide treatments (whether necessary or not). Neonicotinoids are almost certainly better than what came bef…

> a -40C day is usually much more enjoyable than a +40C day I can't believe I just read this :) With an appropriately-sized and designed HVAC system, home, and fans, 40C is complet…

A large part of the air pollution from cars comes from nitrogen and sulfer oxides, which are byproducts of combustion.

I think you both have some good points. Escaping death and disease with technology is a slippery slope. If that technology disappears or is unavailable, it puts a species in potent…

ETOPS flights are regularly flown 3+ hours from a suitable place to land (single-engine flying time). Considering they are up to 370 minutes (about 6 hours) in some extreme cases, …

Athletic departments don't necessarily have a need to be profitable, and most are not. Clemson averages ~$77 million in revenue over the last few years, mostly from valuable TV rig…

I don't mind the strong sports culture. College football has an immense history dating back to the late 1800s as an organized national collegiate activity. I'm a fan and I enjoy th…

FizzBuzz covers a lot of (very basic) ground but adding memory manipulation is valuable. I ask a few simple string manipulation interview questions for embedded C developers as a w…

Not craps or roulette (without cheating), but certainly with blackjack. By finding favorable conditions and counting cards, it's possible to extract a slight advantage over the hou…

How other countries finance their health care is incredibly wide-ranging. The point is that revenue-raising tax policies are being included in proposals to close the gap, not that …