@lowqualityfacts Mr President? It's time for your nap.
galbinuscaeli@spacey.space
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putting the home backup battery to use (power out)!@dgodon @susankayequinn As of yet we aren't doing it right.
I live in a very walkable downtown area. Today I will be taking my car out (an EV) for the first time in a couple weeks to go to the recycling center. The recycling pickup in my complex is practically useless. -
You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@michael_w_busch @drahardja @mirth Me? Absolutely not. It's somewhere between a dumb idea and a scam.
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You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@mirth @drahardja @michael_w_busch 100% agreed.
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You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@michael_w_busch @drahardja A kilo to orbit is a kilo to orbit. That kilo could be producing some watts of electricity or radiating somewhat less.
In earth orbit a perfect solar panel could collect ~1.3kw per meter, a perfect radiator could emit ~.8kw/m -
You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@michael_w_busch @drahardja Panel cost is closer to $.35/W. The rest of that would be support structure and delivery, which would be the same, or less than for radiator panels. (Less because power distribution is easier than heat distribution.)
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You may already know that “data centers in space” is a cynical scam to tie AI funding to taxpayer-funded space operations.@drahardja On earth, generally, cooling is cheap and power is expensive. Space reverses this.