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New comment by manIliketea in "For first time, a cell built from scratch grows and divides"

manIliketea — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:07:05 +0000

I vastly prefer the explanation like of Roadside Picnic. They didn't try to create us, they don't care that we're here, and, ultimately, we will never be able to know them in any meaningful sense. ;)

New comment by manIliketea in "Buttered Crumpet, a custom typeface for Wallace and Gromit"

manIliketea — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:50:58 +0000

100% Homemade is just a stock phrase that they are using to display the type-face. I don't think you should take that to mean anything more than "Feathers McGraw."

New comment by manIliketea in "Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers"

manIliketea — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 20:36:36 +0000

> Power is metered.

Yes, a portion of power is metered costs. Often times (though I am not certain about this case), there are fixed costs that everyone pays a chunk of. If these sorts of projects aren't handled well, the fixed cost that a massive data-center pays may be disproportionate to he cost they incur on the system.