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1. fwlr · 1790297624 · focus · HN ↗

   Yes, the physics are worse, and yes, the economics are worse, but data centers in space have the crucial advantage that they are out of range of the molotov-throwing arm of Joe Public (recently unemployed).

   1. nullocator · 1790345629 · focus · HN ↗

      Doesn't the data or whatever have to be received on earth? Can Joe Public do some (light) arson on that?

      1. fwlr · 1790393459 · focus · HN ↗

         Satellite phones and Starlink dishes suggest that the data links can cheap, ruggedized, small, distributed, etc.

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