Google is gearing up to launch a fridge-sized data center satellite with the horsepower equivalent of a single server.
  • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    13 hours ago

    I wonder how they’re going to cool it?

    Edit: Oh. So they’re just… not doing that. Okay. Hmm.

    In the meantime, the company is taking baby steps. For now, the company is limited to just 15 minutes of operation in space before the chips have to be shut off to cool back down.

    • spiffmeister@aussie.zoneEnglish
      0·
      8 hours ago

      Not only that but,

      …until it meets its final demise by burning up in the atmosphere.

      Can’t event be recycled in any way. Literally maximum waste.

    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      0·
      12 hours ago

      “It’s just a proof of concept guys, there are totally tons of good reasons to do this. We are definitely not just mashing sci-fi words together to scam investors.”