lemmydividebyzeroMar 1

Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.

https://reddthat.com/post/61132939

Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea. - Reddthat

Lemmy

Show threadMwaMar 2
cause of ping?
Show threadianonavy
There’s nowhere to dump heat! Modern data centers rely on heat exchange systems that move excess waste energy into the air or earth. The servers will be thermally throttled to a crawl.
Mar 3 at 3:49amWeb
Show threadMwaMar 3
water cooling?
Show threadianonavyMar 3
Sure you can have fancy liquid cooling to move heat away from the processors, but you still need something to move the heat into. You can radiate it into space, but not quickly enough to do useful work 24/7.
Show threadMwaMar 4
oh i get it