Imagine spending 10 years to build a server in space to avoid some law and next month government changes the law
Comment on Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea.
iampivot@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The thing that people miss in this is that the feature they’re seeking by putting servers in space is only to have servers outside of any jurisdiction, with the advantages that it might bring
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quips@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
Now that is actually smart
hansolo@lemmy.today 2 months ago
This is 1 million% what’s at play here. Tech bros HATE that they have to deal with stupid laws, and putting a server outside of the jurisdiction of literally every country is a dream. A giant server ship has to dock, it needs fuel…not so with something in orbit (in Elon fantasy land anyway)
TheFinn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
Whatever company owns it will be responsible for it. That company will answer to whoever it needs to here on earth.
mad_djinn@lemmy.world 2 months ago
you think us sub-millionaires have any power in government, huh?