• marxismtomorrow@lemmy.today
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      8 days ago

      Silicon valley, as one might surmise from its name, is in fact a valley, not on the coast. It averages 4 degrees C in the winter. They might as well have efficient heating, especially given most offices were designed before heat pumps really proliferated in the US.

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        8 days ago

        damn, that’s the average we have in late may. that’s the point where the sun does enough heating that you have to start opening windows here.