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Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1
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Nemeski
piefed.social
nemeski@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-11-03
Posted:   Subject: Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1 Quote

Link: https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/09/googles-first-suncatcher-orbital-data-center-test-launches-october-1/
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m-p{3}
lemmy.ca

mp3@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-01
#2 Posted:   Subject: Re: Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launch... Quote Reply

Hopefully it sunburns.
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BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan
piefed.social

BeelzebubEiNukuKoskaan@piefed.social
Joined: 2026-09-04
#3 Posted:   Subject: Re: Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launch... Quote Reply

Great. Some more space junk.

Didn't Microslop try to put data centers underwater? Didn't they find that replacing or updating the hardware was a bit of a faff? Is google not aware of this or are they making some sort of one time use data center with a life span of 2-8 years?
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ChapulinColorado
lemmy.world
ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-09
#4 Posted:   Subject: Re: Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launch... Quote Reply

Dumbest shit ever.
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underscore_
sopuli.xyz
underscore_@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-07-03
#5 Posted:   Subject: Re: Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launch... Quote Reply

Bought too many GPUs let’s fire them into space, oh no malfunction: insurance/write off.
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