It's great to get to read Ellen Pao's perspective. Most of this is not news to us, but the brigading in this thread is strong. It seems like many men see this kind of sexism as just normal behaviour.
Do you guys think these are worth the price premium for home server use? Are they really "better quality" (more margin/tighter silicon screening, etc) or is that part mostly a marketing gimmick?
It's quite incredible that the clay soil is still absorbing heat from the introduction of the tunnels. I heard possibly wrongly that the clay drys out too and ends up insulating the tube lines over decades.
Regenerative breaking sounds like the quickest and cheapest way to address the problems - not that any change would be 'quick' or 'cheap'.
However, this post does need third party verification.
In the meantime, let's up vote it to the top and keep it there.