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small_modelyesterday at 9:58 PM3 repliesview on HN

SpaceX have presented on this and it's fairly straightforward and they already do it with starlink satellites, just at a larger scale. Sound like you are the uniformed one (or an EDS victim)


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ceejayozyesterday at 10:07 PM

Starlink satellites don't generate the sort of heat a datacenter full of GPUs does. The ISS has enormous radiators, and it's only in space because it's a space station. Putting datacenters there is just goofy given the amount of available space on the ground.

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Sammiyesterday at 11:57 PM

I've heard this before and these are not comparable at all. Starlink is missing a few digits in it's power usage and heat dissipation needs compared to a datacenter.

wbxp99yesterday at 11:00 PM

EDS? Like still believing Elon's claims are truthful?