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

• 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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• BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  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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  • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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    • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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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      • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

        Wtf?

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  • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Do you?

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    • BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      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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      • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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