Ben Thompson

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42,103 appearances 120 recordings 2 series first heard Sep 2024 last heard 21 Aug

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That this means like it's not like we're fundamentally constrained in how many turbines we have. podcast-host

Yeah. podcast-host

We can make more. podcast-host

And which is like what wouldn't it be easier to make more turbines than to have data centers in space? podcast-host

That I let me just write Justin's next email for him. podcast-host

Yes, that might be the case. podcast-host

So the thing about data centers in space is there are some fundamental advantages. podcast-host

Okay. podcast-host

And the fundamental advantage is pretty straightforward, which is free power. podcast-host

Right. podcast-host

And so you do get power, and it's actually relatively simple, all things considered. podcast-host

It's not capturing gas, then you know, setting it on fire and spinning and boiling water and spinning blade. podcast-host

If you think about it, the actual power generation is kind of nuts how it works. podcast-host

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This gets back to the bit we talked about last time. podcast-host

We're not talking about putting a warehouse in space. podcast-host

It's putting a podcast-host

bit of compute that's about the size of what Starlink satellites are today. podcast-host

Uh now you need more cooling, just to put it in context. podcast-host

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