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[whyenot]

That tweet is snarky, but it's also wrong. Growth chambers have indeed been commercially available for over 50 years, but a "food computer" appears to be a little different, because it also includes the plumbing and reservoirs for growing plants hydroponically.

[jjoonathan → whyenot]

Are you familiar enough with the high-end growth chamber market to make informed statements about "food computer" features not being available?

Or are you just saying that low-end growth chambers also exist that don't include "food computer" features?

[kevin_thibedeau → whyenot]

The difference is that it's too small to grow a meaningful amount of food. Nevermind the required energy inputs.