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Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit (techcrunch.com)
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[–] remon@ani.social 8 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Don’t they put plutonium reactors in space? Have to be able to cool those somehow?

The entire point of those is to produce heat to power a thermoelectric generator. And while most of the heat will be wasted, it is a rather small amount overall.

A data centre would require massive amounts of energy, most likely provided by solar panel arrays. Then the processors will convert all the energy to heat that has to go somewhere.

[–] leoj@piefed.social 0 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

I don't know the math or the physics, purely speculation and good faith discussion (sorry if I offended anyone by being tepidly in favor of this option lol).

I don't disagree with your premise that it will be quite the feat, but I doubt they would be broadcasting the headline unless they thought they had a way to make the math, math.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 3 hours ago

I doubt they would be broadcasting the headline unless they thought they had a way to make the math, math.

Have you never heard of Elon before?

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

but I doubt they would be broadcasting the headline unless they thought they had a way to make the math, math.

Bro, Elmo runs SpaceX and Tesla has been talking for over a decade about how FSD is right around the corner, and it's still pretty much trash.

Don't assume these chuds have actually thought shit through just because they are making publicity around it. Silicon Valley is notorious for lying about capabilities to get investor money, and has been for as long as I can remember. If I had a dollar for every full of shit promise I've heard out of these dipshits I could pay for healthcare...