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Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea. (taranis.ie)
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[–] db2@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Getting free power from large solar panels does not make up for it

For the power required "large" is actually a gargantuan understatement. It would need to be larger than what would be easily seen from the planet surface.

Elon is a complete moron.