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1. vinter+3a[view] [source] 2025-11-29 15:27:30
>>mindra+(OP)
Always remember the magic words: dual use technology. The people pushing these aren't saying to you that they want to build data centers in space because conventional data centers are at huge risk of getting bombed by foreign nations or eventually getting smashed by angry mobs. But you can bet they're saying that to the people with the dual-use technology money bag. Or even better, let them draw that conclusion themselves, to make them think it was their idea - that also has the advantage of deniability when it turns out data centers in space was a terrible solution to the problem.
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2. marcel+ME[view] [source] 2025-11-29 19:38:26
>>vinter+3a
What makes an orbital facility at less risk of getting bombed?
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3. teeray+5k1[view] [source] 2025-11-30 01:36:09
>>marcel+ME
Probably needs more delta-v to match orbit than a suborbital ICBM would. Not less risk—just more expensive. Depends how valuable the target is.
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