Post AzGbgGbDScGsHWaW5A by loke@functional.cafe
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 (DIR) Post #AzGOfFUomIERANmP0i by clacke@libranet.de
       2025-10-16T10:12:36Z
       
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       At 6 PM everybody and their laptops leave the office, and the temperature immediately drops like 2 degrees.I'm staying for an online seminar, got my flannel shirt to stay warm. 😄
       
 (DIR) Post #AzGPGJ0ofTfGmnPtI0 by bremner@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-10-16T10:17:54Z
       
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       @clacke I'm guessing this is a Singapore story. My one stay in Singapore (in the rainy season) involved taking a sweater though the humid heat in order to survive inside a NUS building.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzGPq201Om8wRl524O by clacke@libranet.de
       2025-10-16T10:25:17Z
       
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       @bremner HK is Singapore Light in terms of hot weather. Same issues, but SG is even worse. 😊
       
 (DIR) Post #AzGSu1r8AoV91TWGga by loke@functional.cafe
       2025-10-16T10:59:42Z
       
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       @bremner @clacke Some buildings here have really poor climate control, and they are way too cold.It used to be worse, but at least my employer has what is called the "green mark" and one of the requirements is that the climate control does not waste energy (which has the side effect of being much more pleasant for humans :-) ).
       
 (DIR) Post #AzGU9IbWHnk5GS3x0i by bremner@mathstodon.xyz
       2025-10-16T11:13:57Z
       
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       @loke @clacke I noticed on my most recent visit to Japan that aircon is regulated to a minimum of around 25C in public buildings. Or so the signs claimed.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzGbgGbDScGsHWaW5A by loke@functional.cafe
       2025-10-16T12:37:39Z
       
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       @bremner @clacke yes, I remember reading that. I think there used to be an arms race over there that drive temperatures down and they needed a law to stop it. Perhaps @jannem knows more about that.In Singapore that was not needed. But I think the green mark helped to sigmatise too cold aircon a bit.
       
 (DIR) Post #AzGcEq0qIj6Rxa3k36 by jannem@fosstodon.org
       2025-10-16T12:44:20Z
       
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       @loke @bremner @clacke AC used to be just too cold everywhere in Japan (argument was, it needed to be comfortable for workers in suits). A set of campaigns ("Cool Biz" especially) made it okay to not wear a suit jacket and tie during summer, and temperatures climbed.But there's "mild AC" subway cars with less AC; and I bring a thin hoodie everywhere in my bag for shops and restaurants that think "ice cold" == "hospitality".