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Google plans to put datacentres in space to meet demand for AI US technology company’s engineers want to exploit solar power and the falling cost of rocket launches

"Using satellites could also minimise the impact on the land and water resources needed to cool existing datacentres."

Yes, so you plan to use *space*, that well known cooling medium instead.

*facepalm*

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

My thoughts are with the victims of today's UPS plane crash, but they are also with the NTSB investigators who, tomorrow, will dig through half a mile of toxic debris to find the black boxes, all without being paid. Godspeed to them as well.

....there's nothing you can't do...

I must confirm that I *do not* want to break free.

Dwarf bread from Discworld would be a better choice.

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.

I get the impression that he isn't loved much by historians, is that a fair assessment? I knew someone who studied history and then wrote an entire historical fiction story about how everyone around Alexander wanted him dead!

If they won, will be interesting to see what their next topic is. They don't allow similar topics in successive rounds. Friend of mine picked "special forces of the military around the world" and won handily... Was the only topic he knew thoroughly and promptly lost the next!

Took me a second.

This, but also do click through to see what it's a reply to.

I don’t hang out with assholes in real life, and I’m not gonna hang out with them in my digital leisure time - nor should I (or anyone else) be required to. This is just silly.

I've been on Bluesky for almost two & a half years now.
Initially, I jokingly compared it to methadone, as against the heroin of prime period Twitter.
Now I don't think it's a joke.
Bluesky is methadone; not as fun or useful as Twitter was when it worked, but just as addictive & just as bad for you.

Danny cuddling his Puppy Moose (a black lab) standing in front of a horse

Today is One Health Day!

Animal, human and environmental health are inseparable — and the science is clear that we must take a joined-up approach.

Yes, whenever I can. If the kettle is being used to make tea or something I may start a small bit of water on the hob and then top up with the kettle.

The puppy isn't happy when the sky opens up, but is loving the falling leaves though.

Increasingly the Met Office forecast seems to be like a "ten percent chance of rain" means "a hundred percent of the clouds in your area will rain in the ten percent directly on top of you."

I would like my lawn to not be squishy all the time, please.

UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

Sheffield Hallam University complied with Beijing demand to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project on supply chains and forced labour being dropped. It was reinstated after threat of legal action but chilling effect remains www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Like all Zen owners did you try to convince him that it was better than the iPod?

(You would've been totally right)

almost ten years ago this lady at brunch ordered a “piglio griglio” (pinot grigio) and ive been calling it that ever since

The "y" is throwing me off! I'm ruling out bio and science because of the o and e, I want to say is the answer assuming Y is an element.

When my brother has cancer they only accepted treatment fees in check so he went every month with money pulled from his kids' college fund to stand in line and get a cashier's check at Walmart.

Agreed on both counts! Since at my level I'm never going to be able to relate what goes on in the captain's head, I don't know what happens there. But I sympathise with the "trust the keeper, she has the second-best view of things" approach.

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!

Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!

#MundaneHalloween

And one last hug to Amol Muzumdar. From being the kid who got pad rash as 14 year olds Sachin & Vinod put on 664*, to leading Mumbai to many trophies and yet ending up the best player of his generation to never play for India - well done. Hope you can smile now! 7/7

#cwc25 #cricket #wcwc25

Laura V, Ash Gardener, NSB, Devine, Brits, Alana... Well played. Some incredible performances there. It will be sad to see some of you leave the world stage.

Marufa Akter, I hope to see you in-swing destroy batting lineups more often, that skill is insane. 6/

I ♥️ Richa Ghosh. Frankly, lower-order muscle is something many other teams are missing (Dercksen seems to be the best analogue) and neither of these wins are possible without her.

But I'm never asking her for a second opinion on anything, with her record on DRS reviews. 5/

Shafali talked about being told to play her natural game and says she did, but I don't think so. She likes to hit consecutive boundaries but didn't, the only instinctive reaction shots were the six after the missed free hit and the shot that got her out. She could be a legend. 4/

Deepti Sharma remains the best cricketer Indian women have had the fortune of selecting. Great batter and bowler, but an even better cricketing brain. You've got to be smart to be a good off-spinner as leggies have more variation to call on, but Deepti is still off the charts 3/

Every team needs four leaders on the field: a captain to lead, someone to keep everyone calm, someone to set the standards as a fielder and someone to raise the spirits.

India have Harman, Harman, Jemi and Jemi. This is great but also a reminder to cultivate more leaders, if they haven't begun 2/

Some thoughts on yesterday's win, because I'm still buzzing:

I wasn't impressed with Harman's captaincy in the group stages, but she was spot on in the knockouts. Some of the bowling changes were inspired and not just bringing Shafali on, as also promoting Jemi to 3. 1/

#cwc25