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Miles Archer

(23,715 posts) Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:11 PM Tuesday

Brendan Carr TINGLING WITH EXCITEMENT at prospect of paying MUSK to set up "a million satellites" in space.

Aaron Rupar

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FCC Chair Brendan Carr: "We're open to data centers in space. Starlink has come in with a request for up to a million satellites to do it."

FCC Chair Brendan Carr: "We're open to data centers in space. Starlink has come in with a request for up to a million satellites to do it."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-04-14T14:26:45.629Z

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Brendan Carr TINGLING WITH EXCITEMENT at prospect of paying MUSK to set up "a million satellites" in space. (Original Post) Miles Archer Tuesday OP

If we must have data centers rampartd Tuesday #1

Dumbass EYESORE 9001 Tuesday #2

And I suppose we will have to use Musk's AI to plot a route to to space. jls4561 Tuesday #3

Data centers in space is about as realistic as his promise to be on Mars by now. tinrobot Tuesday #4

rampartd

(4,749 posts)

1. If we must have data centers

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:22 PM

Tuesday

And I don't need them at all but
W hy not space for them? And why a million satalites?

EYESORE 9001

(29,807 posts)

2. Dumbass

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:36 PM

Tuesday

I make a rare turn to AI imagery to depict a chain reaction amongst satellites in the event of a catastrophic collision. It’s not technically accurate, as detractors will undoubtedly point out, but you get the idea.

jls4561

(3,207 posts)

3. And I suppose we will have to use Musk's AI to plot a route to to space.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:54 PM

Tuesday

Although Grok could go rogue and start beaming out AI nude images on Bezos’ space tourism flights. Not Shatner, please.

tinrobot

(12,092 posts)

4. Data centers in space is about as realistic as his promise to be on Mars by now.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 02:08 PM

Tuesday

I don't even want to get into the many many technical issues of putting a data center up there, but it's a really dumb and expensive idea.

I think the main reason he's even thinking about it is to be outside the laws of the planet.

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