Not even China does it. Is it really harder than data centers in space?
>>538170786The electricity has to come from somewhere you uneducated nigger
>>538170786because the excuse that they need ultimate cooling and sell it as the reason they want data centers in space...isn't the real reason and they are lying like they always do
>>538170786what's the advantage? Heat dissipation is a bitch in space. Then you got the delta V cost, the radiation. You didn't give a hint, I think you're 12 years old, and you need to go back to /aco/ and wank more.
>>538170845I forgot electricity is really easy to generate in space. There is sunlight even at night /s
>>538170940Gonna have to put a massive fuckload of solar panels in space if you want to power a data center the size of one on the ground. At that point you’re throwing hundreds of billions of dollars into space for data centers that could be build for a fraction of the price if you just demolish some slum in india and build it there.
>>538170940weak ass solar panels.
>>538171093>>538171094>>538170940It is really easy to ship hydrocarbon fuels to Antarctica BTW. Some of them do not easily freeze. Beside entire Japan works on imported hydrocarbons. So it is possible do the same in Antarctica.
>>538170786Impossible to cool in space, so they'll never be in space.
>>538171230Antarctica on the other hand is easy to cool
>>538170786Why don't you build some then.
>>538170786Nothing more than esoteric research is permitted for Antarctica. No aggressive industrialization or resource exploitation allowed.
>>538170845Energy is not the issue, it's cooling. Cooling in space fucking sucks.
>>538171628Who is permitting it, and why does China or Japan or Russia need to get these weird permissions. They are another government.
>>538171671Cooling in Antarctica is really easy.
>>5381717281. The Legal FoundationThe Antarctic Treaty (1959): This established the continent as a scientific preserve, banned military activity, and set aside territorial claims. It serves as the "constitution" for the region. The Madrid Protocol (1991): Formally known as the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, this is the primary instrument preventing exploitation. It designates Antarctica as a "natural reserve, devoted to peace and science" and contains an indefinite ban on all commercial mining activities. 2. Who "Enforces" the Rules?Enforcement relies on the participating nations (the "Treaty Parties") rather than an external body: National Legislation: Each country that signs the treaty is responsible for implementing its rules within its own domestic legal system. If a citizen or company from a member nation violates the treaty (for example, by attempting to mine or by harming protected wildlife), their home country is responsible for prosecuting them under its own laws. System of Inspections: To ensure transparency, the treaty allows member nations to conduct on-site inspections of any station, equipment, ship, or aircraft in the region. Observers from one country can visit the facilities of another to verify that all activities are peaceful and compliant with environmental standards. The Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP): This body provides advice and recommendations to the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings (ATCM) regarding the implementation of environmental protections and the impact of human activities.
>>538172254Wait even Russia, North Korea, Iran etc strictly abide by this treaty. They abide by no other treaty except just this one treaty.
>>538171671Energy is not the issue where we are building them. If you build a data center in Antarctica, you will have an energy issue because you are not connected to any electrical grid. You will have to generate all electricity on site.
>>538172466entire Japan works on imported hydrocarbons. So it is possible do the same in Antarctica.
>>538170786Antartctica is for sure easier than space. But the whole thing about data centers in space is a scam to get more investor money into Space X.
>>538171230Less easy than on earth, absolutely, not impossible.
>>538172754What are they doing with all this money? Sure can't buy pickled cabbages with it, because it will just rot away.Can't buy government bonds, because any government worth their salt has no future tax payers due to no babies or unemployed immigrants.Data centers can be useful but not useful enough to built in Antarctica.
>>538173204>What are they doing with all this money?Hoarding it.
>>538173256It is devaluing while being hoarded. Might as well burn it power a data center.
