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@techconnectify.bsky.social

Hey now.. that ain't cool.. That's not a flat rate, like cable is

The workman who installed our insulation looked strangely familiar except for the bushy beard and moustache. I asked what all the pipes were for and he muttered something about coefficient of performance. Odd how the snow never settles in next door’s garden any more

Or if it's my neighbors, they have the heating at max all year round.

"I'm not stealing your heat, I'm simply creating an environment that encourages it to diffuse over on its own..."

@volts.wtf When does your pod on this breakthrough technology air? 😁

I did that, but without the 'pump' and with un-insulated interior apartment walls

day 36 of factoring xkcd 3099 is 3×1033

If your neighbour does the same to you, that basically means you now have perpetual heating and cooling system, right?

Inclined to get Neighbor-Source subpoena.

I had the opposite. Living in a condo in Valley Forge, PA during a particularly cold winter. Nobody was living in the attached units on either side, so I ended up paying to heat the entire building. My one little heat pump just couldn't keep up. It was ~$600, which would be like $1,200 today.

@techconnectify.bsky.social should cover this sometime next Spring.

This is what you get in a fancy block of flats.

... because it's someone else's house? Isn't the (admittedly uncharitable) stereotype of a libertarian someone who thinks it's okay to shoot someone for daring to set foot on their property? I genuinely do not understand the connection you're trying to make here.

1000's of those boxes (homes) have to be rented, instead of 'owned' and thus the rent pays for the parasite to heat/cool their mansions and yachts.

Don't worry, the neighbor paid for the letters.

I drink your milkshake.

I see now that we installed ours incorrectly.

Old man ranting on tech mentioned!!!

i've actually implemented a very similar concept, but just for internet access

Ha ha ha! I imagine how angry my awful neighbor would be after going through all that only to find we keep our house at 58 in the winter and 82 in the summer.

😆

yay, ALT text!

This is going to be bad for the discourse

Makes me think of house owners that have their basement converted into a separate apartment they rent out. In colder climates that's free indirect heating for the land lord.

Can someone explain this to me in milkshake terms?

Passive-aggresive housing

I’ve actually done something similar. I own an interior townhouse. Unless the weather gets terribly cold or hot, I often keep my heat pump off because my neighbors’ houses help regulate the temperature in mine.

I desperately want to see Alex's response to this, too!

I came here to tag Alex, as well.

beat me to it!

It's especially easy to install if your neighbor is a snowbird.

Title text: "The installation of the pipes on the inside of the insulation can be challenging, especially when the neighbor could come home at any minute." Alt text: https://explainxkcd.com/3099#Transcript