Show Notes
Why putting data center satellites in orbit is a terrible idea, Google might show people a made-up version of your website, and ZFS on really old Dell servers.
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Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right? 11 mins edited
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea
Google Just Patented The End Of Your Website
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