Yet another buggy whip lobby trying to mandate its existence even when its enabling market conditions disappear. The sheer entitlement on display is infuriating. Allowing regulatory capture of...
Yet another buggy whip lobby trying to mandate its existence even when its enabling market conditions disappear. The sheer entitlement on display is infuriating. Allowing regulatory capture of legislatures and regulatory bodies is a primary force in the degradation of America as a nation, enabling large-scale theft of money from consumers and the public in the name of consistent growth for business.
In the interest of conversation, what does buggy whip mean in this context? I am sure I could google it, but I'd love to hear straight from the source!
In the interest of conversation, what does buggy whip mean in this context? I am sure I could google it, but I'd love to hear straight from the source!
Before there were cars there were horse-drawn carriages. A buggy was one such style of cart. A buggy whip was the whip used by a carriage driver to get the horses moving. What was once a widely...
Before there were cars there were horse-drawn carriages. A buggy was one such style of cart. A buggy whip was the whip used by a carriage driver to get the horses moving. What was once a widely used tool became little more than a historical relic as technology moved on.
MimicSquid has it correct, but I will add that in economics buggy whips are used as a model or shorthand for industries that lose relevance rapidly due to technological advances. They went from...
MimicSquid has it correct, but I will add that in economics buggy whips are used as a model or shorthand for industries that lose relevance rapidly due to technological advances. They went from being an essential component of transportation to almost complete irrelevance within an extremely short span of years
This was a great read. I especially appreciated the part about the homeowner that cut their energy costs dramatically over the year by painting their roof white for $150. I'd love to see the excel...
This was a great read. I especially appreciated the part about the homeowner that cut their energy costs dramatically over the year by painting their roof white for $150. I'd love to see the excel spreadsheet. I don't live somewhere with a rubber roof any longer and I now have solar panels on my south face. But if I could do something interesting with my asphalt shingles on the north side and still see an energy use reduction I'd 100% be onboard.
My parents changed their roof from dark gray to white a few years ago, and it pretty dramatically changed how comfortable their house feels in summer — while simultaneously having very little...
My parents changed their roof from dark gray to white a few years ago, and it pretty dramatically changed how comfortable their house feels in summer — while simultaneously having very little impact on how it feels in winter (I assume because the sun is so low anyway that there is little potential for solar gain through the roof).
I meant to say more or less the same thing. I assumed that in our Northern latitudes it's not really a matter that the sun is weak. So much as just the fact that the entire atmosphere is cold. So...
I meant to say more or less the same thing. I assumed that in our Northern latitudes it's not really a matter that the sun is weak. So much as just the fact that the entire atmosphere is cold. So the dark roof versus light roof doesn't matter as much as the atmospheric temperature in the winter at least with regards to heating!
I wrestled with the question of roof color recently when we installed our metal tile roof. Energy costs are sort of moot as we are 100% solar (no storage) and I haven't paid more on monthly...
I wrestled with the question of roof color recently when we installed our metal tile roof. Energy costs are sort of moot as we are 100% solar (no storage) and I haven't paid more on monthly electricity than a $15 grid connection fee in about 2 years. But winter is our expensive season because our insulation is so poor, so roof color isn't currently the lowest hanging fruit for our energy efficiency landscape.
We wound up going with black tiles (or really dark gray), probably will fade to a graphite color. But it looks great with our black trim on a dusty white body.
Yet another buggy whip lobby trying to mandate its existence even when its enabling market conditions disappear. The sheer entitlement on display is infuriating. Allowing regulatory capture of legislatures and regulatory bodies is a primary force in the degradation of America as a nation, enabling large-scale theft of money from consumers and the public in the name of consistent growth for business.
In the interest of conversation, what does buggy whip mean in this context? I am sure I could google it, but I'd love to hear straight from the source!
Before there were cars there were horse-drawn carriages. A buggy was one such style of cart. A buggy whip was the whip used by a carriage driver to get the horses moving. What was once a widely used tool became little more than a historical relic as technology moved on.
MimicSquid has it correct, but I will add that in economics buggy whips are used as a model or shorthand for industries that lose relevance rapidly due to technological advances. They went from being an essential component of transportation to almost complete irrelevance within an extremely short span of years
This was a great read. I especially appreciated the part about the homeowner that cut their energy costs dramatically over the year by painting their roof white for $150. I'd love to see the excel spreadsheet. I don't live somewhere with a rubber roof any longer and I now have solar panels on my south face. But if I could do something interesting with my asphalt shingles on the north side and still see an energy use reduction I'd 100% be onboard.
My parents changed their roof from dark gray to white a few years ago, and it pretty dramatically changed how comfortable their house feels in summer — while simultaneously having very little impact on how it feels in winter (I assume because the sun is so low anyway that there is little potential for solar gain through the roof).
I meant to say more or less the same thing. I assumed that in our Northern latitudes it's not really a matter that the sun is weak. So much as just the fact that the entire atmosphere is cold. So the dark roof versus light roof doesn't matter as much as the atmospheric temperature in the winter at least with regards to heating!
On the positive side, living <45 minutes away, I'm proud of Baltimore (as corrupt as it can be) for winning out over that lobby.
I wrestled with the question of roof color recently when we installed our metal tile roof. Energy costs are sort of moot as we are 100% solar (no storage) and I haven't paid more on monthly electricity than a $15 grid connection fee in about 2 years. But winter is our expensive season because our insulation is so poor, so roof color isn't currently the lowest hanging fruit for our energy efficiency landscape.
We wound up going with black tiles (or really dark gray), probably will fade to a graphite color. But it looks great with our black trim on a dusty white body.