<![CDATA[The orbital data center pitch is broken at every layer, it's just marketing that sounds cool]]>RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116614777625910070

The orbital data center pitch is broken at every layer, it's just marketing that sounds cool.
There's the hardware costs (space rated is more expensive), repair or just let it be space junk, the how do you power it? the list goes on and on.

for the full exposition on the insanity --or idiocy from a certain point of view of orbital data centers scroll about halfway down my Evil vs Evil post 👇
https://blog.ppb1701.com/evil-vs-evil-or-how-two-billionaires-accidentally-told-the-truth-in-oakland

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/98718dcd-5c00-4b38-ac2b-3cf06648e9f3/the-orbital-data-center-pitch-is-broken-at-every-layer-it-s-just-marketing-that-sounds-coolRSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 06:30:53 GMTThu, 21 May 2026 22:34:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to The orbital data center pitch is broken at every layer, it's just marketing that sounds cool on Fri, 22 May 2026 14:18:28 GMT]]>@AAKL heh well the problem is when they inevitably de-orbit. Not sure musk cares enough to bounce them away from earth safely or do a proper deorbit to like Point Nemo. And well if it did, that's a crap ton of junk to keep dumping there like the orbital wastebasket.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ppb.social/users/ppb1701/statuses/116618658320423394https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ppb.social/users/ppb1701/statuses/116618658320423394Fri, 22 May 2026 14:18:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to The orbital data center pitch is broken at every layer, it's just marketing that sounds cool on Fri, 22 May 2026 13:56:45 GMT]]>@ppb1701 Put them in orbit and get them out of residential areas. If they get slammed by a meteorite, we say "thank you."

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