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		mytailorisrich 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.K. physics community braces for deep funding cut... > the council’s leaders said it was aiming to reduce its overall spending by £162 million by the end of the decade, including a £38 million reduction for facilities and labs. Especially maddening considering how small the target savings are in the grand scheme of government spending...

pjc50 6 days ago [–]

Or one and a half bat tunnels. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3dep92x054o

(ok, I'm cheating by comparing capex to opex, but still)

deaux 6 days ago | [–]

Or 0.028% of the net worth of Musk.

lotsofpulp 6 days ago | | [–]

I will never understand the fascination with comparing equity to cash flow. Very illiquid and speculative equity, at that.

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