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For something to be a viable product it has to solve a problem. What problems are data centers in space solving? I can't think of a single one.

• techgnosis 3mo ago
  No noise pollution or actual pollution from gas turbines. No using water in the desert. No angry communities.
  • paxys 3mo ago
    None of these are problems if you put data centers far away from population. No one does that right now because it's a lot more expensive to set up and maintain, because you have to set up all the infrastructure from scratch. You know what's 10000x more expensive than that? Setting up the infrastructure in space.
    • fragmede 3mo ago
      Facebook put a data center up in Luleå, Sweden, which is in the north, far from cities, so it's not unheard of.
      • kassner 3mo ago
        Their datacenter at Datavägen 15 is about 100 meters/yards away from residential buildings, not a great example.
• tootie 3mo ago
  Like much new technology, it evades regulations. Hyperscalers are getting crushed by popular backlash and resource constraints. And like typically nerds they'd rather dream up a massively overengineered solution rather than face their responsibility as human beings.