Why would putting data center in space solve these problems? I feel like this is a total non sequitur. The solution is pay for more substations and power generation. This problem exists there regardless of space based compute and let me tell you the space based compute would 1000000x more expensive because you still need to build everything required in the current solution except in space! Its just not a real response to a lack of investment into infrastructure. And that means asking business to pay for the infrastrure they need as a collective industry.

Ok, first solve cosmic rays, then solve space hardening silcon, then solve dumping megawatts of heat without convection.

oh and then solve data affinity whilst training.

oh and connectivity.

Oh and lossless RDMA over free space lasers.

Maybe if HN's favorite bad guy said the quiet part out loud about exploring space compute to avoid regulation...instead of making bombastic claims about possible technical efficacy. I'm not really interested in giving credit to leaders that lie about their motives. Note the blog you linked doesn't mention this either.

there's still so many things to invent before this moves out of fiction... radiation, cooling, communication, costs ...

Put them on container ships, and pretend you launched them into space. You'll come out ahead in every way.

Not really, no. It still look absurd and a way to lobby local governments. Nothing has changed. It’s really just a way to say „let us do whatever we want, how we want, or we go to space“.

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