Mmastodon TechnologySemiconductors first seen 3 d ago, last 53 min ago, peak #2
Jokes fly over heat-producing chips launched into space
Original: @ verge Was its first message "Wow, I don't know who thought putting heat producing # chips in # space was a good idea,
Commenters are mocking the idea of putting heat-generating computer chips into space, joking that the first message from orbit would complain about how hot it is getting up there. The quip taps into ongoing debate about tech companies' proposals to move data centers and chip operations off-planet, where dissipating waste heat is far harder than on Earth.
Why now: Proposals to launch chips and data centers into space are circulating, and the thermal problem is an obvious flaw people are ridiculing.
The Vergesemiconductor industryspace data centers
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Evidence
- @ verge Was its first message "Wow, I don't know who thought putting heat producing # chips in # space was a good idea, but man its getting really hot up here?" · tezoatlipoca@mas.to · 6
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