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I'm currently running 2 x 400w Vevor panels. The math said that they would be enough, but given their actual output and other unfactored losses, they are not. So I'm looking to add another 2 - 4 panels.

I've spent the past week scrolling through the top google suggestions. A1 solar, US solar, Signature solar, etc, etc. They all either have a minimum order quantity much higher than what I need, and/or a flat freight charge that costs more

recently made a sizeable purchase. even though I already had the funds to cover said purchase.

BNPL was available, so I went with the 'split the cost over three months for 0%' option.

aside from retailers just trying to move out old stock; why would anyone provide this offer? unless it's assumed that the debtor doesn't have the funds, and will incur late fees and/or interest?

for me, leaving my funds in their more than 0% interest account for an extra couple of months; obviously a good deal. which leads me to question, who is BNPL actually benefiting and how 🤔

so I'm just starting to dabble in the world of solar, and I'm not sure what I'm looking for is called?

I'm not trying to go completely "off grid", but I'm also not trying to grid tie or net meter like a "hybrid" system either. (read I don't want to deal with permitting and inspections) I just want to solar offset what would normally come from the grid, when possible.

I only use 2-3kWh per day for 120v, so I'm looking to battery/solar cover that most of the time, but also automatically fallback to grid when necessary.

I currently have a power station the accepts both solar and grid. but there's no way to tell it "only use grid when the battery is under 10%" or something like that. what is

well, for some. but that's adjacent and I digress.

I can't think of another species that has hair that grows longer than maybe six inches (15cm). maybe some horses have a mane that grows longer? but still, at some point it stops, it's not endless.

why are humans the only species that can grow hair several feet (30cm+) long? and almost always it's from the head (top or bottom). is there any evolutionary advantage to this? or is it just a random gene mutation? I mean sure, now you have to develop tools to groom yourself, but that's more correlation than causation.

hair for temperature regulation makes sense, but what is the point beyond that?

specifically, what variables go into the algorithm? is it trying to maximize for cost, time to delivery, shortest distance, all of the above, something else?

scenario: you order three identical items from a supplier. they could all be shipped in a single box, but for whatever reason they are shipped individually instead. item one arrives after three days, item two after four days, and item three takes a full seven days to be delivered. (obviously it's not optimizing for customer satisfaction, because you ordered three for a reason, and expected them all to show up at the same time)

) how is it cheaper to make three different shipments rather than just one? I get that maybe there is an effi

not a fan of AI, I know how the parlor trick works.

but now that google is pushing it with single every search, kind of hard to not delve into the rabbit hole.

I asked it about a non-existent youtube API, and got it to tell me how to do a thing that absolutely shouldn't be doable 😵

what is your mileage?

watching the latest episode and they mention that China doesn't allow dual citizenship. if a baby born in the US is automatically a US citizen, wouldn't they than need a VISA to visit China, let alone live and be raised there? obviously they're not renouncing their US citizenship, since having that is the whole point in the first place. do these babies have to leave the country every few months to reset their VISA? is their a special VISA for this situation? do they just ignore this conflict?

I'm not sure what benefits a Chinese citizenship gets you, but are they afforded these benefits? or no because they are technically not a citizen? since C

not "how to turn on/off at dusk/dawn"

not "how to simulate when I'm on vacation"

not "what color simulates daylight"

I'm looking to simulate a sunny day with occasional clouds. so like a color temp between 4000k and 6000k, and a brightness between 10% and 100%.

my vision has been progressively failing over the past few years. could be that I'm just getting older. could also be that I spend 10 hours a day under consistent office lighting, and then go home to just to sit under consistent twilight lighting... in other words, my eyes don't really have to work anymore.

I have a pair of RGB bulbs, and as stated above I'm looking for a way to have them smoothly transition between a give co