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I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

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    Scott Alexander‏ @slatestarcodex 6 Jan 2015
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    It's 0 degrees F out right now. Just realized I'm paying lots of money to heat my house to 55, then even more money to cool my freezer to 0.

    6:39 PM - 6 Jan 2015
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      1. 𝔊𝔴𝔢𝔯𝔫‏ @gwern 6 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex You need to go deeper to match Dahala Khagrabari! I suggest putting inside the freezer a thermos of hot chocolate.

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      1. Dr. Peter Meilstrup‏ @perceptophore 6 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex Waste heat from the freezer offsets energy you would be using to heat the house, though.

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      1. Pritish Patil‏ @iampritishpatil 23 Dec 2015
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        @slatestarcodex The good thing is the freezer is making your room warmer. So no loss.

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      2. Alicorn‏ @luminousalicorn 6 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex You are allowed to put food outside. My grandma keeps Christmas cookies in the garage.

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      3. Laurent Bossavit‏ @Morendil 6 Jan 2015
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        @luminousalicorn @slatestarcodex This. Think of the outside as a bigger, less reliable fridge with seasonal variation.

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      1. Daniel Houck‏ @daniel_houck 6 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex At least the second part contributes somewhat to the first (the energy used to run the freezer escapes as waste heat).

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      1. EclipseGc‏ @EclipseGc 6 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex temperature is irrelevant, you're paying for the luxury of not having to haul that food out and back in. @crell

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      1. Mike Leasley‏ @goldiramike 6 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex Sustain the good job and producing in the crowd! A lot more about #MONEY here http://9jhu.com 

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      1. Joseph Hertzlinger‏ @jhertzli 7 Jan 2015
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        @slatestarcodex The defroster then heats part of the freezer. "Heat in cold in heat in cold..."

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