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US plans water heater standards, says will save consumers $11 bln yearly

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The two models you linked have an estimated annual energy cost of $489 and $119. That's roughly $40 a month vs $10. This would mean you'd come out ahead in total cost over the lifetime of the unit -- parts + install + bills -- at 4 years and 2 months.

Obviously every situation is different, but calculating at an aggregate level and using that math to dismiss the idea wholesale is disingenuous at best.

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What Are Your Favorite FOSS Android Apps?

  • Acode - code editor
  • Auto-Auto-Rotate - remember rotation lock settings by app
  • Auxio - there's a million music players, this one scratches my itch just right
  • Binary Eye - bar/QR scanner
  • BreezyWeather - appears to have sources globally
  • Collabora Office - view & edit libre/Microsoft office files
  • Missed Notifications Reminder - I need a repeating audio notification so I don't miss important work related messages
  • MJpdf - pdf reader
  • Mull - privacy enhanced Firefox
  • RoMote - roku remote on your phone
  • Skymap - what is that thing in the sky?
  • Snapdrop - share with other devices via snapdrop.net (crashy) or pairdrop.net (better)

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Biden's latest campaign strategy: Get under Trump's skin

Last time around part of Trump's strategy was to dominate the news cycle with a never ending torrent of outlandish statements and behavior. Free advertising. And of course he's going to do it again because his fundraising is much less than Biden's at this point. And he probably can't help himself as that's all he knows how to do and it works on his base.

One could argue that it's a wise idea to co-opt that free campaign exposure by joining in instead of fighting back or fact checking or correcting the record like they had in the past.