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bit_user I think this is a direct response to SpaceX's recent filing of similar plans. There's a phenomenon in markets, where the market develops a sort of "group think" and does something dumb, on the hunch that one actor doing something seemingly nonsensical knows something the others don't. So, they move in the same direction, not wanting to be caught out, if it turns out the first one is right. If the first one really was acting on bad information or analysis, then the whole group can find itself out on a limb. I think this broadly characterizes the AI boom and specifically explains the sudden push for orbital data centers. Time will tell whether or not it really does make sense, at this point in time. Eventually, I think it probably does. I'm just not convinced we're close to that point. Reply
Shiznizzle We need to now have a world wide agreement on launches to space and how to deal with what they launch after they are done with them. Scientists are now sounding the alarm bells. They are saying that what is in space now, is obstructing research. And we want to add to that? Even the detection of objects on a collision course with earth could be impeded by greed. Just like with tech, Ai and space, the law is behind once again. Reply
Sam Hobbs I had a conversation with Perplexity AI. When I first asked if a term such as sun-visible is more understandable than sun-synchronous it said no but then I was able to get it to understand better and said simplifying to "ends up in almost continuous sunlight" captures the practical benefit cleanly for non-technical audiences without the orbital mechanics weeds . It's cute that it used the word weeds in that context. Reply
bit_user Sam Hobbs said: I had a conversation with Perplexity AI. When I first asked if a term such as sun-visible is more understandable than sun-synchronous it said no but then I was able to get it to understand better and said simplifying to "ends up in almost continuous sunlight" captures the practical benefit cleanly for non-technical audiences without the orbital mechanics weeds . It's cute that it used the word weeds in that context. "Sun-synchronous orbit" (or heliosynchronous orbit) is a technical term. This is a technical site. I think the authors shouldn't shy away from using such terms, but should instead add explanation or links, where there's good reason to believe some readers might be unfamiliar with them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit Also, I don't care what Perplexity or any other chatbot thinks about this. If I wanted to read tech news written by AI, I'd be looking elsewhere. Reply
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