Post #2485904
2025-12-30 01:16 UTC
"Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea": https://taranis.ie/datacenters-in-space-are-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-idea
strong expert analysis, ideal for countering the hype bro fantasists
Replies (6)
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@nyquildotorg@gts.nyquil.org 2025-12-30 02:07
@jplebreton@mastodon.social putting tech CEOs into space, however, is a pretty attractive one
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@palefailmel@lgbtqia.space 2025-12-30 03:21
@jplebreton@mastodon.social I’m excited to potentially be crushed by a falling datacenter one day
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@IngloGamesDev@mastodon.gamedev.place 2025-12-30 04:15
@jplebreton@mastodon.social that's a really good article. I figured the heat dissipation and power would be obvious arguments against them, but I didn't even consider the radiation and comms issues.
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@despens@post.lurk.org 2025-12-30 07:18
@jplebreton@mastodon.social Some more resources on this topic: https://blog.dshr.org/2025/12/data-centers-in-spaaaace.html
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@Lamb@libretooth.gr 2025-12-30 09:12
@jplebreton@mastodon.social we should have never privatized the space industry
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@theorangetheme@en.osm.town 2025-12-30 09:47
@jplebreton@mastodon.social Not that I want more data centers, but like... what, is Iowa finally out of empty fields?