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An in-space construction firm says it can help build massive data centers in orbit (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Apparatus@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] ReasonablePea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

If they can turn it into light why not turn it into energy to be used?

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[–] percent@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I had to guess, maybe they had a surplus of energy and needed some way to dissipate excess energy. I read the book years ago though, so I don't really remember.

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