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>>angadh+(OP)
Putting a datacenter in space is one of the worst ideas I've heard in a while.

Reliable energy? Possible, but difficult -- need plenty of batteries

Cooling? Very difficult. Where does the heat transfer to?

Latency? Highly variable.

Equipment upgrades and maintenance? Impossible.

Radiation shielding? Not free.

Decommissioning? Potentially dangerous!

Orbital maintenance? Gotta install engines on your datacenter and keep them fueled.

There's no upside, it's only downsides as far as I can tell.

>>energy+T6
Servers outside any legal jurisdiction. Priceless.

>>GolfPo+d9
Who would be willing to provide connectivity to servers that are exploiting being outside legal jurisdiction for some kind of value?

>>psds2+Sd
Dozens upon dozens of illicit shady bulletproof hosting providers.

2026, we will get ransomware from space!

The RaaS groups have hundreds of millions of dollars so in theory they actually could get something like that setup if they wanted.