Comment by javascriptfan69

7 hours ago

I know this is hackernews and we like to get hyped up for new technologies, but, like, this just straight up isn't happening.

There is no benefit to putting data centers in space versus the giant cost that you would incur by doing so.

Can people please try and use their fucking brains for a second?

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fooker  6 hours ago

> Can people please try and use their fucking brains for a second?

Have you considered that people smarter than you think it is plausible?

  • youarentrightjr  5 hours ago

    > Have you considered that people smarter than you think it is plausible?

    I know many people smarter than me, plenty of them who have spent careers building data centers, and not one of them think this is plausible.

    You should consider whether people smarter than the average investor are pulling a fast one.

    • fooker  5 hours ago

      Maybe we are talking about different things here?

      I don't doubt spacex can fail at this.

      I also don't doubt we are fairly close to making this plausible.

      > plenty of them who have spent careers building data centers

      Famously, plenty of people who have spent careers building rockets would swear that reusable rockets would absolutely never work.

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