This is my personal blog. Opinions and thoughts are my own.
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How my driving experience changed with an electric car
In Spring 2025, I bought an electric car. The clutch in my old Ford Focus was on the verge of disintegration. The Americans, clever as always, stopped manufacturing “small” cars and now focus exclusively on suburban assault vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks, driven by suburban owners of assault rifles and connoisseurs of freedom. A…
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Vibe coding to estimate my electric bills
Access a working version of my ULO bill estimator here – https://eldrichrebello.github.io/OntarioULOestimator/testing/ I use AI regularly. At work, I use AI as a sort of supercharged Wikipedia. I’m always careful to verify what it tells me. I always ask whether a response is plausible. Generally, I’m working with things that I understand, even if not…
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Ontario electric bill estimator
Energy Usage Dashboard Energy Usage Dashboard If you live in Ontario, Canada, the electricity regulator – the Ontario Energy Board – sets your electricity rates and plans . Electricity rates are based on two factors – how much electricity you use, and/or when you use it. Each electricity plan offers different options for both factors.…
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All the cameras I bought and why
During the COVID-19 pandemic, I had my first taste of working from home. I did work remotely in the past, but this was my first sustained stretch working from home. I realized a couple of things very quickly. One, that paying for a quality chair is a good idea. Two, that paying for a quality…
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Operating a heat pump in Ontario, Canada
I live in a part of the world with four distinct seasons. One season is winter and winter in Canada is cold. Winter in Ontario is often quite cold. Our house has two halves, one is the original brick structure with terrible insulation (non existent, actually) and the other is an extension built to standards…