muppeth comments on Google Gearing Up to Launch Experimental "Data Center" Into Space Next Week

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[–] muppeth@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

It's so stupid. Wouldn't doing the same thing but on the bottom of the sea be less expensive, more realistic and with less of an environmental impact? You could cool the machines easier, get power from the water movement and there is plenty of space on the bottom.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

even then the sea is somewhat unrealistic, because you would still be replacing the parts, you have to deal with corrosion, and other things like water pressure. and sea life likes to encrust on manmade objects too.

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[–] muppeth@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 2 weeks ago

Sure. Everything needs maintenance. Still much much cheaper this way then the orbit.

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