• MrSoup@lemmy.zip
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    1 month ago

    Sun power for data centers? How do they transfer generated energy? Or are satellites themselves data centers? :P

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      1 month ago

      They use microwave emitters to “beem” the power to the surface, where it is captured by antennas.

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      1 month ago

      Indeed, the plan for SpaceX is to literally launch computers into orbit to have orbiting data centers.

      No, I cannot explain why this seems like a good idea to anybody. Beyond, “Elon Musk likes juicing his stock by announcing useless sci-fi plans that won’t come true”