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1. echoan+uk[view] [source] 2025-05-13 22:29:27
>>wiley1+(OP)
I’m still not sure how people can believe this, this makes zero sense to me.

There is no easy passive cooling in space, getting rid of heat is a major problem. And you need more redundancy because the radiation will crash your computers. And launch is very expensive of course.

And the whole presentation is completely ludicrous. Look at table 1 in the linked PDF and tell me you’re serious. There is no additional cost when sending a datacenter to space except launch cost and shielding? Building a server farm on earth is the same price as building a satellite you can launch on a rocket as long as you use the same computers?

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2. alfied+Hm[view] [source] 2025-05-13 22:43:44
>>echoan+uk
I got to the comma in the first sentence from the webpage and immediately went to the comments because I had the exact same thought.

Given Y Combinator's vetting process, I'm sure they would have tackled this problem somehow - maybe by feeding the heat into another process? It will be interesting to see how they've solved this.

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