cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1191080/the-earthly-limits-of-data-centre-resistance-what-started-out-as-a-laughable-idea-deploy
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are both pursuing the development of technology for orbital data centres through their companies SpaceX and Blue Origin, respectively, funneling considerable resources into what many consider to be a speculative endeavor akin to science fiction. Google, too, has launched its Project Suncatcher with similar goals. These ventures seek to capitalise on the perceived limitlessness of the heavens to drive increasingly zealous AI ambitions.



These fucks won’t pay a little extra for water or properly compensate for the electrical infrastructure they need. They are not building data centers in space until that’s where the robot miners, refiners, and manufacturers live.