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*Data centers in space only make sense if they are cost effective relative to normal data centers*. Disagree there are bunch of scenarios where Data Centers in
by ozim 9mo ago
*Data centers in space only make sense if they are cost effective relative to normal data centers*.
Disagree there are bunch of scenarios where Data Centers in space make sense. Like nuclear annihilation and having vaults across the globe to communicate and get back lost information because ground data centers would be wiped out by EMP from blasts.
- proggy 9mo agoHas it occurred to anyone that you can put computers underground? In this apocalyptic scenario you are describing, how do you expect the ground based command and control infrastructure to survive? Satellites are 100% reliant on ground based operations. That is a hard requirement. And if you put the command and control underground, might as well just skip the whole space based plan and just put the data underground.
- grim_io 9mo agoAnd here I thought Musk's fans are all about digging holes in the ground. The flamethrower fumes might have caused temporary amnesia.
- ozim 9mo agoTo say so I am not a Musk fan - I am sci-fi fan and I make imaginary/silly stuff up on my own. I also like reading how people argue with not what I wrote but with what they imagined I wrote.
- grim_io 9mo agoIt was not my intention to single you out, my apologies. There is nothing wrong to imagine anything you like. But if you do it as a CEO, i personally consider that as fraud. Guess I'm weird and old-fashioned like that.
- ozim 9mo agoWhy is it hard requirement? You can make some part of operations on high orbit that won’t decay as much then more ops on lower orbits that decay faster. If you put stuff underground it is much harder to communicate.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 9mo agoAfter the bulk of humanity is wiped out, it will be a comfort that I can still use AI to generate dank memes.
- Ekaros 9mo agoIn that case wouldn't space also get wiped by EMP? Seems like disabling satellites would be good move if you have a few nukes to spare.