„plans to build“
So far, it’s just a dream that convinced some investors to part with their money.
Starcloud
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#92If this math added up, wouldn't solar panels and radiators on earth solve the same problem?
Solar panels on Earth only get sunlight half the day. The idea is still dumb, but not for that reason.
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#93Altman: has stake in nuclear power and AI companies
Also Altman: Let's build gigawatts of nuclear for AI
Musk: has stake in space and AI companies
Also Musk: Let's build AI datacenters in space
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#94Earlier quoted context omitted.
I think the bigger thing about a space-based data center that it's not on anyone's land, and not easy to inspect or capture. Solar energy available around the clock allows it to be self-sufficient for a long time. I suppose there will be some demand for high-security, high-price setups like that.
But read/write access to the datacentre is on someone's land, and spacefaring powers without access to that can still interfere with its effective operation...
The access is the customer's concern, much like starlink.
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#95I still like Keith Lofstrom's Server Sky concept.
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#96Cooling will be a real bitch.
Shielding also.
And latency.
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#97Cooling will be a real bitch. Shielding also. And latency.
And don’t get me started on the remote hands fees. You thought DigitalRealty was bad!
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#98How is a multiple square-kilometer radiator not just an inevitable Kessler syndrome disaster?
Edit: Some back of the envelope calculation suggests that the total cross-sectional area of all man-made orbiting satellites is around 55000 m^2. Just one 4km x 4km = 1600000m^2 starcloud would represent an increase by a factor of about 300. That's insane.
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#99“The only cost on the environment will be on the launch, then there will be 10x carbon-dioxide savings over the life of the data center”
And how long is that life exactly? There is zero chance this is a net positive for carbon emissions, much less a remotely economical way to build or operate datacenters.
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#100How is a multiple square-kilometer radiator not just an inevitable Kessler syndrome disaster? Edit: Some back of the envelope calculation suggests that the total cross-sectional area of all man-made orbiting satellites is around 55000 m^2. Just one 4km x 4km = 1600000m^2 starcloud would represent an increase by a factor of about 300. That's insane.
Sounds like a "slippery slope" fallacy without further explanation.