alt Hacker NewsCorrect.
And putting things in the ocean is only marginally less idiotic due primarily to sea water being corrosive, wet, and full of creatures that tend to want to grow all over anything.
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cactusplant7374 • yesterday at 11:09 PM
How is Panthalassa doing? Anyone know?
Microsoft did attempt ocean racks in a sealed container , and it sounded like the 3 year test ended successfully but was not renewed.
I presume the cost of setup, teardown, lead-time, low power density when scaled up, and lack of convenient access for mid-life repairs made it not worth the trouble
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/project/natick/