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lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

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

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

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lemmydividebyzero@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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There is a rush for AI companies to team up with space launch/satellite companies to build datacenters in space. TL;DR: It's not going to work.
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    Tell me you don’t know how radiators actually work without telling me. They dissipate heat via convection through the air surrounding them or gasses in general. What does space lack a significant amount of?

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      Radiators dissipate heat through…wait for it…
      Radiation.

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        Right… and a carpet is a pet you keep in your car, got it.

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        Do you know how BIG they would have to be to dissipate a data center worth of heat to keep it as cool as on earth?

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          Do you?

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            Oh, you got me, turned it around. Oh dear, whatever will I do? Oh right, remark how you don’t know and should stop supporting a stupid idea in the first place.

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              A square kilometer in radiator surface area at 100C to emit 1 GW, in case you’re wondering.

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          Do you know how much heat they would need to retain?

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            To prevent any moisture that might be in the air inside the data center from condensing onto electronics. Admit it, it’s a stupid idea and stop defending it as a legitimate one.

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              They’re in space. There’s no humidity.

              Wtf?

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