Re: an article that is against satellites

Nick Charles <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:13:13 -0400
Newsgroups alt.astronomy,rec.aviation.military,sci.military.naval
Organization The Thin Man
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2026/4/29 1:29 PM, a425couple wrote:
> This is with ~10,000 orbiting satellites with sunlight reflecting off 
> their solar panels and antennae. Now, imagine a million of them, each 
> with a solar array ~10x larger, as proposed by SpaceX for orbital AI 
> data centers. They will destroy humanity itself.
> 
> The horror! The horror!

What a load of bollocks.   A million orbiting "AI" data centers?

Preposterous.   "AI data centers" are already being cancelled because 
there is no demand.   Meanwhile the "ChatGPT" company is burning through 
hundreds of billions of dollars of borrowed money that they will never 
be able to pay back.

> Reply to Noodles
> I almost wish that would happen; take us down to the pre-internet, pre- 
> global phone link time... no one ever calculates all this into the 
> "cost" of a smart phone! >:-(
Some real geniuses there.  Typing on a computer - on the internet - 
posting absolute drivel