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An in-space construction firm says it can help build massive data centers in orbit
(arstechnica.com)
Now Elon can have his own death star!
this post was submitted on 30 Oct 2025
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Do you want furries in space??
Bcs that is how you get furries in space.
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Even if this was an economically sound proposal, the next X45 magnitude solar flare might be a nasty surprise for reliability metrics...
Edit: at some point, this would also likely contribute to Kessler Syndrome, but at least we'd have chat bots.
FUCK OFF Thank you
> People complain about the environmental footprint of data centers.
> Companies attempt to move the data centers outside the environment.
> People complain even harder.
What do you want?
What do you want?
Realistic, sustainable progress instead of endless, phony, destructive grifts.
Kinda obvious.
You're not P1k1e.
In your case, though; if you don't think it's realistic then you don't have to worry about it happening and you can ignore it.