Some_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 天前Anybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Arguetech.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square405fedilinkarrow-up11.09Karrow-down119
arrow-up11.07Karrow-down1external-linkAnybody Who Thinks Orbital Data Centers are a Good Idea Is Suffering from AI Psychosis, Experts Arguetech.yahoo.comSome_Emo_Chick@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 28 天前message-square405fedilink
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·27 天前It all comes down to $/kg of payload. There’s infinite space up there.
minus-squareSGforce@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·27 天前How is this a rational argument? With infinite money we could put the Empire State building on Venus but it would be really fucking stupid.
minus-squareGoatSynagogue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 天前It’s rational because the payload cost is coming down and down and down with SpaceX. Reusable rockets was a massive step. Once it’s affordable, why wouldn’t they do it?
It all comes down to $/kg of payload. There’s infinite space up there.
How is this a rational argument? With infinite money we could put the Empire State building on Venus but it would be really fucking stupid.
It’s rational because the payload cost is coming down and down and down with SpaceX. Reusable rockets was a massive step.
Once it’s affordable, why wouldn’t they do it?