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Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space

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  1. 10xDev · · focus · HN ↗
    And just like that Elon Musk shifted the overton window away from "unthinkable" on yet another topic.
    1. GMoromisato · · focus · HN ↗

        It's physically impossible
  It's technically impossible
  It won't be profitable          <= You are here
  It's bad for the environment
  It needs to be nationalized
      This is just a joke, obviously, but the debate over on ArsTechnica about Falcon 9 going away is all about how it needs to be nationalized.
      1. zactato · · focus · HN ↗
        I think one of the reasons for putting these in space is to move them beyond the borders of any national control.
        1. echoangle · · focus · HN ↗
          As long as the company has a HQ and owners that care about their quality of life, they don’t really gain any extra safety by moving their hardware to space compared to keeping it where they are based.
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