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Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

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Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.

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How would you power them?

The surface area of solar panels exceeds the surface area needed for radiators to cool everything.

In space I would imagine you’d find the perfect sandwich ratio. One bun solar, one bun radiators, the meat being the racks.

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