Post #4246607

2026-07-30 16:26 UTC

"While one commenter derides Cowboy Space’s approach to data centers as mere 'avoidance' of terrestrial environmental regulation" Uh yep that was me (via @space_environmentalism@mastodon.social) The rest of that section appears to be greenwashing, IN SPAAAACE!

Replies (2)

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social 2026-07-30 16:30

Next, they spend a bunch of time saying they totally need a bond waiver. Please ignore all the stuff we said about how much money we're making! We shouldn't have to pay! And then they go into specifics of saying that @space_environmentalism@mastodon.social "mischaracterized" the purpose of a bond: it's not actually to make companies pay for cleanup, it's to avoid over-asking for orbits. Well... they might have a point there, the FCC certainly doesn't give a shit about cleaning anything up.

Open ##4246606
@faithisleaping@anarres.family 2026-07-30 16:30

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social This is so colossally stupid. Like, I know AI + Space! is a perfect VC honeypot but has anyone even thought about the fact that GPUs go out of date inside like 2-3 years? Are they really planning to launch 10,000 satellites per year indefinitely? Also, has anyone given ANY thought to radiation hardening? GPUs of the sort that people are using for AI are typically manufactured on a 3nm process or so. Most orbital hardware which we actually want to keep running is manufactured on like 50nm because radiation absolutely destroys tiny circuits. But I'm sure it'll be fine...

Open ##4248024