| ▲ | cactusfrog 15 hours ago |
| We have tons of space on earth. Cooling in space would be so expensive. |
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| ▲ | 0_____0 15 hours ago | parent [-] |
| Falcon heavy is only $1,500/kg to LEO. This rate is considerably undercut here on Earth by me, a weasley little nerd, who will move a kilogram in exchange for a pat on the head (if your praise is desirable) or up to tens of dollars (if it isn't). |
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| ▲ | skywhopper 5 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | In exchange for what benefit? There is literally no benefit to having a datacenter in space. | | |
| ▲ | brandonagr2 4 hours ago | parent [-] | | The benefit is capturing a larger percentage of the output of the sun than what hits the earth. | | |
| ▲ | tom_ 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | Can that really work? The datacentre will surely be measurably smaller than the earth. |
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| ▲ | ethmarks 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Does your transportation system also have a risk of exploding catastrophically mid-flight? 'cause otherwise no deal. /s |
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