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tinrobot

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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

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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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