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		brandonagr2 53 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Datacenters in space aren't going to work The surface area of the earth is the limit (which only gets sunlight half the time) and only gets 1 billionth the energy emitted by the sun vs relatively unlimited surface area of solar panels in space

kaashif 53 days ago [–]

Wouldn't it be easier to build multi storey datacenters than space datacenters?

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