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EponymousBosh@feddit.online ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I feel like “data centers in spaaaaaaaace!” is an idea that could only come from someone completely removed from the day-to-day of how computers actually work. Like no matter how you slice it, these are physical objects that are going to need servicing by human beings fairly regularly. Putting them in space vastly complicates that process.

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eestileib@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
They can’t build datacenters on earth on time and in budget, it’s totally gunna be easier in orbit

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Krusty@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Robots exist. They literally have robots that you can basically sync them to your movements. And you can control them with VR. So somebody on Earth can control a robot and fix that shit from Earth, if truly needed. I really doubt they would have any need for that though.

The plan is use modules just like starlink only they’re going to call them starmind, and the goal is a constellation of over a million of them. They’ll be in relatively low earth orbit and they will have relatively short lives and there will be a cadence to regularly replace them.

I’m sure you’ve seen how Elon likes to piss away money…

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