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by Sammi 83 days ago
Nobody's trying to build data centers in space because it makes no sense. It's a pure grift.

Data centers generate enormous heat that needs to be disposed off. In space you have nowhere to conduct heat to, because there's nothing there. You are basically sitting in insulation.

Your only option is to radiate the heat away, which is comparatively super slow. Space stations have a real problem getting rid of heat.