My bad. (Posting from train thru South Texas) V2 minis have about 100 m^2 solar array, so only 20kW electric power, 100kW heat to dissipate. Not the cheapest option this year 😉 As for tiny, starship has already deployed 16 dummy next gen starlink to near-orbital trajectory
December 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My bad. (Posting from train thru South Texas) V2 minis have about 100 m^2 solar array, so only 20kW electric power, 100kW heat to dissipate. Not the cheapest option this year 😉 As for tiny, starship has already deployed 16 dummy next gen starlink to near-orbital trajectory
There are today thousands of fully operational starlink satellites, each with solar and cooling systems supporting about 100kW. They cost about $1M each, in orbit. A data center on the ground costs about $1M per 100kW. Laser links between satellites are in the Gbps range for years now
December 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
There are today thousands of fully operational starlink satellites, each with solar and cooling systems supporting about 100kW. They cost about $1M each, in orbit. A data center on the ground costs about $1M per 100kW. Laser links between satellites are in the Gbps range for years now
The article points out that you only need 4x as much radiator area as solar panels, and that's with 25 year old tech
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The article points out that you only need 4x as much radiator area as solar panels, and that's with 25 year old tech
Bro, I literally helped design the highest performance chip on the planet five times. Do the math, not the bootlicking
December 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Bro, I literally helped design the highest performance chip on the planet five times. Do the math, not the bootlicking
It starts with an appeal to authority, proceeds to compare the effort to fifty year old launch tech, and never does the math to substantiate the titular claim. It costs less than a million dollars to put up 0.1MW complete starlink system. In sun-synch orbit batteries can be dropped
December 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
It starts with an appeal to authority, proceeds to compare the effort to fifty year old launch tech, and never does the math to substantiate the titular claim. It costs less than a million dollars to put up 0.1MW complete starlink system. In sun-synch orbit batteries can be dropped
The linked article is entirely devoid of quantitative analysis
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The linked article is entirely devoid of quantitative analysis
A Net of computers in the Sky... Why does that sound familiar?
OTOH, these are engineering challenges that can be overcome with redundancy and orders of magnitude cheaper launch than the shuttle. Starlink already has thousands of AMD processors in orbit
OTOH, these are engineering challenges that can be overcome with redundancy and orders of magnitude cheaper launch than the shuttle. Starlink already has thousands of AMD processors in orbit
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 PM
A Net of computers in the Sky... Why does that sound familiar?
OTOH, these are engineering challenges that can be overcome with redundancy and orders of magnitude cheaper launch than the shuttle. Starlink already has thousands of AMD processors in orbit
OTOH, these are engineering challenges that can be overcome with redundancy and orders of magnitude cheaper launch than the shuttle. Starlink already has thousands of AMD processors in orbit
Great. If they use logic, they'll start exploding sailboats like mine. Thanks.
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Great. If they use logic, they'll start exploding sailboats like mine. Thanks.
Thx for reminding me of the uncounted times my band covered China Cat/Rider
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Thx for reminding me of the uncounted times my band covered China Cat/Rider
Having family lunch on the boat and being grateful for the serendipitous moat
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Having family lunch on the boat and being grateful for the serendipitous moat
I hear blood splatter analysis is a thing; this is so weird, the way it wraps around his face
November 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I hear blood splatter analysis is a thing; this is so weird, the way it wraps around his face
If the mass inside fell to the center, there would be singularity. Luckily for us, it takes forever to get there from our point of view
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
If the mass inside fell to the center, there would be singularity. Luckily for us, it takes forever to get there from our point of view
Kei and Yuri "solve" every case
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Kei and Yuri "solve" every case
That's not squandering, that's pillaging. It's like what the Bushes did to S&Ls
November 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
That's not squandering, that's pillaging. It's like what the Bushes did to S&Ls
Ganbatte! You'll be surprised how much this door opens up
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ganbatte! You'll be surprised how much this door opens up