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I forgot to say: even the energy that's lost to thermal expansion as the system heats up will be regained as heat when it cools down and contracts again.

Well, yes.... and no. The law of conservation of energy means that energy in must equal energy out in some form or other. Gas is no different it's just an awful lot gets wasted in the exhaust etc. A heat pump isn't generating heat (well, it is, but only a tiny bit due to mechanical action) it's...

Does anybody affected by these prices have two-way air-conditioning? You'll have to do your own numbers as regards the price of electricity or gas as a fuel but for reference: Electric heating is 100% efficient (though some of that heating effect is generated as a tiny warming of the...

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/06/argentina-el-chalten-los-glaciares-park-guardians-water-pollution-glacial-rivers El Chaltén is a paradise for hikers. But the seasonal influx of tourists stretches the sanitation infrastructure to breaking point – and even a legal...

Yebbut... Haven't you noticed that there's an awful lot of published slop around these days? And it's not all AI slop - although who can really know without a lot of digging and I've only really time for that with something I'm really interested in. Lots of clickbaitey articles with titles like...

Whiskey? Luxury! I dream of whiskey. I'm over on the other side of the Atlantic[1] currently in the middle of Storm Amy[2] and I'm on a course of antibiotics which don't just politely nudge you and suggest you cut down a bit on the booze but state in bold type exactly what will happen if you...

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/02/javier-milei-argentina-nigel-farage-donald-trump-elon-musk Just to clarify a point in the 1st paragraph: unlike all other political parties in the UK, Reform UK is actually a private company owned by Nigel Farage.

According to the reviews etc it was designed to be operated with just one hand for selfies so I presumed that you bought it to create content for uploading. My apologies for jumping to conclusions about how you used it.

Regarding cameras: a number of us still remember the French photographer who was murdered in broad daylight for his camera in Plaza San Martin. I'm not suggesting that you wave a smartphone around in unfamiliar places but given the special niche your old camera filled and given that a lot of...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/26/argentina-drug-traffickers-livestream-killing-women Brenda del Castillo, Morena Verdi and Lara Gutiérrez were lured with a promise of a $300 payment for a ‘sex party’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/28/why-trump-is-backing-argentinas-thatcherite-economics While Javier Milei’s shock therapy to tame inflation has won support from Washington and the IMF, ordinary Argentinians seem less impressed

Heheheh - what a shame that Evans-Pritchard is fictional: he would so have fitted in with the rest of the family.

In my opinion, Evans-Pritchard has something of a track record for making the facts fit his opinions. Never quite as bright as his famous father, EE Evans-Pritchard who contributed to The Heritage Foundation's Mandate for Leadership (a precursor of Project 2025) nevertheless he has dabbled in...

Argentina’s financial crash is the first big defeat for Trump’s global Maga movement Archived here: https://archive.ph/Wxvbm

What a selection! Thank you @steveinbsas for taking the trouble to make that list and then share it. No. 30a, Running on Empty by Jackson Browne is an amazing song from a groundbreaking album though my absolute favourites from that are the last two tracks The Load Out/Stay which run into each...

Wot @steveinbsas sed - in spades. Most families have tales of being ripped off or of attempted ripoffery by estate agents here. I'm sorry for your loss @steveo. Did your relative have any particular personal friends here who might be willing handle some of the things that will need doing here...

@jantango has written extensively about her battles over her building: if you haven't done so already, you might find browsing her messages useful. What do your building regulations say? Anything about temporary rentals may be in the section about drug dealing and prostitution and if it is...

Not the roof but the one time we went mid week for afternoon tea at the Alvear, every table was taken.

What's the situation now with Amazon's Project Kuiper? Wasn't it supposed to be available in Argentina and Chile? My sister is in another southern hemisphere country where the existing satellite providing her internet services is on the verge of falling out of the sky and she's looking at...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Health_Insurance_Card Cover is still available in the UK for people from the EU and the new UK GHIC card is recognised for UK residents visiting the EU - see further down the Wikipedia article. If you are still eligble for health care in your home country...