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9 votes
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Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida
8 votes -
US Space Force official warns there is not enough room to prep satellites as commercial and government missions ramp up
16 votes -
Waymo outsources fleet operations to African fintech Moove in Phoenix and, soon, Miami
14 votes -
Shinedown - Simple Man (acoustic Lynyrd Skynyrd cover, 2024)
7 votes -
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20 votes -
Character.AI faces US lawsuit after teen's suicide
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Florida threatens TV executive with jail time for airing ad in support of abortion rights
35 votes -
Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida with 155 MPH winds
42 votes -
Historic US ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef
21 votes -
Yellowcard - A Whole New World (From "A Whole New Sound") ft. Chrissy Costanza (2024)
5 votes -
Russian dark web marketplace admins indicted after arrest in Miami
8 votes -
Magdalena Bay - Imaginal Disk (full album, 2024)
12 votes -
Anti-trans school board candidates backed by Ron DeSantis get crushed in Florida
58 votes -
Disney seeking dismissal of Raglan Road death lawsuit because victim was Disney+ subscriber
111 votes -
They were secret for sixteen years. Now a US judge has released the Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records.
18 votes -
US congressional testimony on the impact of climate-related disasters on the solvency of homeowner's insurance
18 votes -
Questions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion standards
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This Miami luxury condo is burying crystals in its building foundation to create good ‘vibes’
20 votes -
Magdalena Bay - Death & Romance (2024)
6 votes -
Fast-rising seas could swamp septic systems in parts of the American South
7 votes -
Michelin-starred chef Rasmus Munk has teamed up with Florida-based startup Space Perspective to launch six diners at a time up to the outer atmospheric layer
7 votes -
Florida man worries about his ruined reputation after pulling gun on Uber driver dropping the man's daughter off at their house
39 votes -
Florida is the first state to ban lab grown meat - Ron DeSantis
37 votes -
GM sued for sale of OnStar driving data
54 votes -
Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms
22 votes -
How to move a 1,000-pound rescued manatee (swimming isn’t an option)
6 votes -
How Steward Health left Rockledge Regional Medical Center, a Space Coast community hospital, in a literal world of shit
14 votes -
At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police, wrestling over beer
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Recruited to play sports, and win a culture war
4 votes -
Florida official letter: "Misrepresenting" gender on drivers licenses is fraud, changes now banned
40 votes -
How ‘cherry-picking’ policies let one insurer win big in Florida’s insurance crisis
14 votes -
Nickelodeon Studios | Abandoned
16 votes -
Naïka – 1+1 [Acoustic Performance] (2023)
3 votes -
Journey to EPCOT Center: A symphonic history
13 votes -
Inside an OnlyFans empire: Sex, influence and the new American Dream
32 votes -
Miami: the better bus network is here!
8 votes -
Verdict reached in Maya Kowalski civil suit against John Hopkins All Childrens' Hospital
6 votes -
New College: How Ron DeSantis is forcing Florida brain drain by targeting an LGBTQ+ campus
24 votes -
This retired pilot went to the hospital but was released subject to legal guardianship of a stranger. Family members were not identified until they found him many months later.
29 votes -
First ever Florida Man games will feature beer belly wrestling and ‘evading arrest’ obstacle course
12 votes -
Men took over a job fair intended for women and nonbinary tech workers
51 votes -
Florida school district orders librarians to purge all books with LGBTQ characters
36 votes -
Gainesville, Florida is giving trans punk legend Laura Jane Grace a key to the city
11 votes -
First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
38 votes -
Coast Guard arrests a man trying to run a giant hamster wheel across the ocean
46 votes -
Thousands donate to save Florida abortion clinic amid crippling state fines
25 votes -
As Idalia hit Florida, all of NOAA’s hurricane-hunting planes were grounded
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Insulation R-values and diminishing returns?
I'm looking into insulating the attic above a closed-in back porch & the estimate also included adding additional insulation on top of the blown-in in the attic. What kinds of factors can be used...
I'm looking into insulating the attic above a closed-in back porch & the estimate also included adding additional insulation on top of the blown-in in the attic.
What kinds of factors can be used to think about the value of additional insulation?
For reference, I'm in Florida & keep setpoint around 80 degrees F most of the time when home, and 86 when not home. Power bills in the summer are in the $150-$180 USD range.
It's currently R27 and the quote is to add R11 to bring it up to R38. Code here appears to put new construction at R38 as a minimum, but looking at some charts - it looks like I might have already hit diminishing returns?
This chart I found on "Energy Vanguard" seems to suggest that going from 27 to 38 isn't much of a difference.
Does anyone else have any insight on when those diminishing returns are hit, and if it can make any appreciable difference in power bills? The house itself is comfortable enough, without large swings in temperature.
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Can alligators survive this apex predator? | Kenny Coogan
8 votes