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Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

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  1. ForHackernews · · focus · HN ↗
    lowkey insane that it will end up cheaper to shoot your datacenter into space than get it past the county board permitting process.
    1. onefiftymike · · focus · HN ↗
      I think if those building the datacenters were more upfront about what they were building and didn't hide behind NDAs the permitting process wouldn't be so fraught.
    2. t1234s · · focus · HN ↗
      This is probably one of the main drivers
    3. airhangerf15 · · focus · HN ↗
      Earth will get bulldozed soon anyway to make room for that hyperspace bypass. The plans have been available in the local planning office for a while, but nobody knows about it because they're hidden in the basement and you have to go down there with a torch.
    4. astrodust · · focus · HN ↗
      Narrator: It wasn't.
    5. sensanaty · · focus · HN ↗
      I guess if you blindly believe company press releases about things that don't currently exist
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