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The earthly limits of data centre resistance— What started out as a laughable idea – deploying data centres in space – is apparently a less ludicrous proposition these days (policyreview.info)
submitted 2 weeks ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1191080/the-earthly-limits-of-data-centre-resistance-what-started-out-as-a-laughable-idea-deploy

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are both pursuing the development of technology for orbital data centres through their companies SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively, funneling considerable resources into what many consider to be a speculative endeavor akin to science fiction. Google, too, has launched its Project Suncatcher with similar goals. These ventures seek to capitalise on the perceived limitlessness of the heavens to drive increasingly zealous AI ambitions.

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[–] GreenBeard@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 weeks ago

Hypothetically a stable orbital structure with a consistent dark side could use heat pumps in conjunction with Curie point radiators that could potentially radiate fast enough in a hard vacuum. They're impractical on a vessel that's intended to do a lot of accelerating, decelerating, and changing direction but something with a relatively stable position they'd have some potential.