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| From | "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.linux, comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: IBM and Red Hat |
| Date | 2026-10-09 20:25 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <nispsvF6jjnU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <20261007080934.0000474b@gmail.com> <qu6dnQQZDa2zaFv3nZ2dnZfqnPidnZ2d@giganews.com> <nipdq9Fla45U1@mid.individual.net> <ZrOdnbDRXIUIFFX3nZ2dnZfqnPGdnZ2d@giganews.com> <11aaeh6$m1ol$2@dont-email.me> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 2026-10-09 12:09, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 09/10/2026 07:28, c186282 wrote:
>> On 10/8/26 07:40, Carlos E. R. wrote:
>>> On 2026-10-08 03:43, c186282 wrote:
>>>> On 10/7/26 11:09, John Ames wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2026 00:23:21 -0400
>>>>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Computing" is now even moving off-planet. Damned Small Linux ain't
>>>>>> gonna be good for that. Still has its PLACE, but ....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Very next StarShip launch, expect Elon to put a core for his space-
>>>>>> based data/AI stuff in orbit.
>>>>>
>>>>> ...and it would take a smoothbrain like Melon to think orbital data-
>>>>> centers are Brilliant, Actually. Basic physics lesson, kids: no matter
>>>>> what cartoons told you, the temperature of a vacuum is N/A, not
>>>>> Minus A
>>>>> Jillion. Without a surrounding medium, you can only lose heat by radi-
>>>>> ation, which is *vastly* less efficient - and when cooling is one of
>>>>> the primary challenges of building these dumb things on a planet
>>>>> *with*
>>>>> oceans' worth of cooling medium, what do you think that does for the
>>>>> relative difficulty of keeping your billions of dollars of computing
>>>>> gear from incinerating itself?
>>>>>
>>>>> (To say nothing of the maintenance costs, the increase in latency...)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Heh heh ... yea, heat-dissipation is a biggie
>>>> in space, ONLY 'radiation'. It'd take a huge
>>>> radiator to keep those NVidia chips cool.
>>>>
>>>> BUT, Musk IS gonna try anyhow ... however the
>>>> power of those devices is gonna be rather low,
>>>> not like a ten-acre center in Iowa with access
>>>> to an entire river.
>>>>
>>>> Someday there will be practical (quantum?)
>>>> processors that don't need much juice.
>>>
>>> They are only trying things, not intending to put a serious AI centre
>>> up there.
>>
>> CAN'T as of yet. The heat issue is just one
>> of many. Also don't forget hostiles ... a
>> number of nations have anti-sat tech now.
>> Something in orbit is a big fat sitting duck.
>>
> So is something sitting on the ground
You can try to hide, reinforce or defend them.
...
--
Cheers,
Carlos E.R.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.
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Re: IBM and Red Hat "Rinaldi J. Montessi" <rinaldij@alien.free> - 2026-10-08 11:13 -0500
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Re: IBM and Red Hat The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-13 08:14 +0100
Re: IBM and Red Hat rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-13 17:25 +0000
Re: IBM and Red Hat The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-13 18:38 +0100
Re: IBM and Red Hat Cóilín Nioclásín Glostéir <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-10-13 17:47 +0000
Re: IBM and Red Hat c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-14 04:44 -0400
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Re: IBM and Red Hat Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-13 18:16 +0000
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