Smoke yes, but you're also turning a carbon sink into a carbon source. At ~16% of the island's surface area, peatland stores an estimated 53% of soil based carbon. (source: Irish Peatland Conservation Council)

It grows back right?

[dupe^2], previously: https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46897340

Robert Frank Tinney, artist for over 100 Byte magazine covers 1975-1990, passed away peacefully on February 1st, 2026, at the age of 78.

Also: https://hackernews.hn/item?id=28607038

I grind my teeth every time I hear "I need an urgent DNS change" :/

Hydro can help a lot with that. Grid stability is a big issue with non-synchronous power sources (SNSP).

> I couldn't quickly find a way to decompress them

    pdftk in.pdf output out.pdf decompress

Although it's not mentioned in those, it's going away at the end of the month: https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46701733 https://hackernews.hn/item?id=46678710

I got a Foxydry (Italy) wall-mounted rack a few years back, best €100 I spent that year. Bottom rack folds up flush to the wall, top rack raises nearly to the ceiling. Towels dry fine spread over extra bar or three to allow for better air circulation.

No fridge? That's a heat pump.

This. I have that type (regenerative MHVR) installed in the attic for upstairs, and a synced pair of in-wall ceramic (recuperative) types on opposite sides of main living area downstairs (eliminating ducting, albeit with reduced efficiency). I haven't attempted any energy/ROI calculations but fresh filtered air, lower humidity and good nights sleep are well worth the claimed single-digit watt power usage to me.