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Sending to LEO costs around $2,700 usd and 9kWh of fuel per kilogram. If you manage to send a data center with high end processing units, large array of solar

by henry2023 2mo ago

Sending to LEO costs around $2,700 usd and 9kWh of fuel per kilogram. If you manage to send a data center with high end processing units, large array of solar panels, even larger liquid cooling and tick shielding against solar rays you’d have spent probably 100x to 1000x the cost of an equivalent earth data center even without considering hardware deprecation. You’re better off sinking your data center deep in the sea and even that is probably not happening at large scales.

idontwantthis 2mo ago
I tried to find what the worst option is other than putting them in space and you can do a lot! Trucking diesel to the middle of the Sahara is a decent option in comparison to space.
- fhdkweig 2mo ago
  Don't forget trucking in the cooling water.
ai-x 2mo ago
https://youtu.be/FKHENV75b9Q?si=JFBsT2HinR02AI4P https://youtu.be/FKHENV75b9Q?si=JFBsT2HinR02AI4P
- ZoneZealot 2mo ago
  I mean if we're replying with videos at this point, here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qpdUNMt2yg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qpdUNMt2yg
  - ai-x 2mo ago
    One is actually building while the other is making Youtube videos. Also the video literally answers the economic question. I'm happy with my bet
    - kishkash 2mo ago
      [dead]
    - henry2023 2mo ago
      As a friendly advice, try critical thinking for a while. It will help you avoid scams in your real life. Some people have incentives to lie and it’s important to be able to think for oneself and distinguish among them.