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		skywhopper 22 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Datacenters in space aren't going to work In exchange for what benefit? There is literally no benefit to having a datacenter in space.

brandonagr2 22 days ago [–]

The benefit is capturing a larger percentage of the output of the sun than what hits the earth.

tom_ 22 days ago | [–]

Can that really work? The datacentre will surely be measurably smaller than the earth.

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