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@sundogplanets
Will you also be talking about the latest plan (snake-oil) from SpaceX of manufacturing AI computers and satellites on the moon and shooting 1000+ TW/year worth of AI computers into space using a big maglev catapult?

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/12/musk-needed-a-new-vision-for-spacex-and-xai-he-landed-on-moonbase-alpha/

TechCrunch

Musk needed a new vision for SpaceX and xAI. He landed on Moonbase Alpha. | TechCrunch

"I really want to see a mass driver on the moon that is shooting AI satellites into deep space."

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · last week

@AkaSci I am just so exhausted by talking about these completely unrealistic ideas based on scifi cautionary tales, where the billionaires completely missed the cautionary part.

canleaf08 ⌘ ✅加拿大葉子

@canleaf@mastodon.social · last week

@sundogplanets We now also have Germans who now think that data centres are now crucial for economic growth and every side effect like loss of water is an non issue. “Germany needs to be a player in AI”

Bruno Girin

@brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk · last week

@sundogplanets Give 'em hell!

Curious

@curiously@mastodon.au · last week

@sundogplanets welcome to down under. The orbital data centre concept is crazy stuff I mean just the heat dissapation feels impractical. Be the voice of sense for us all pls!

Ertain

@Ertain@mast.linuxgamecast.com · last week

@sundogplanets You tell them, professor.

HarriettMB

@HarriettMB@toot.wales · last week

@sundogplanets Have a jump/abseil off the Skytower in Auckland, or a bungee jump and see if that will clear your head…
I did the Skytower in Auckland a long time ago - the adrenaline rush afterwards was insane. ⬇️

Me [in the blue and yellow suit] before pink hair… standing on the platform at the top of the Skytower in Auckland in January 2012.
There’s a lovely Kiwi with me, organising my countdown and ensuring that I actually jump. It was a long, long way down. — Me [in the blue and yellow suit] before pink hair… standing on the platform at the top of the Skytower in Auckland in January 2012. There’s a lovely Kiwi with me, organising my countdown and ensuring that I actually jump. It was a long, long way down.

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · last week

@HarriettMB Oh my gosh that's such a great photo of you!! I love your facial expression!! Wowwww you are brave

HarriettMB

@HarriettMB@toot.wales · last week

@sundogplanets I’ve never been so terrified of anything in my life. I don’t do heights; and I did this to try and conquer my fear of them. At least I can now look out from a height without falling over, fainting or being sick.
They give you a GoPro to wear so you have a little video after - I’ve lost my video, unfortunately. But the adrenaline rush was INSANE. I can still feel it.

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · last week

@HarriettMB I can feel the adrenaline rush just from the photo!! Amazing!

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · last week

And yes, the orbital AI datacenter thing is real, and 2 companies that I know of have already filed with the FCC for over a million satellites for this completely untested, fucking stupid idea. Fuck you, SpaceX, for one million satellites and using pseudo-religious language in your filing.

Instructions on how you can submit a comment to the FCC telling them that you also think this is stupid are here! https://darksky.org/news/two-satellite-proposals-threaten-the-night-sky-the-window-to-act-is-now/

gkrnours

@gkrnours@mastodon.gamedev.place · 5 days ago

@sundogplanets do the fcc filing provide orbit altitude and size of the object?

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

@gkrnours Jonathan McDowell has some of that information that he's pieced together from various sources at the very end of his megaconstellations webpage: https://planet4589.org/space/con/conlist.html

Jonathan's Space Report | Space Statistics

Jonathan McDowell's new homepage

The Psychotic Network Ferret

@nuintari@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 6 days ago

@iveyline

@Iveyline@mastodon.nz · last week

@sundogplanets Things are getting out of control. So much for human (and AI) intelligence! We seem intent on self-destruction.

Rob Lake

@robl2044@aus.social · last week

@sundogplanets Will submit from NZ. I wonder whether WTO or someone could question to UN/ challenge why FCC is sole regulator of this.

Andreas Brunthaler

@brunthal@mastodon.social · last week

@sundogplanets
Can only US citizens (or residents) submit comments? Or is this open to others as well?

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · last week

@brunthal Open to anyone

lupus_blackfur

@lupus_blackfur@mastodon.world · last week

@sundogplanets
@Nonya_Bidniss

We only *thought* we were worried bout "orbital congestion" and "telescope blindness"...

This will certainly seal both those deals.

These FUCKING supposed "engineers" can't see they're obstructing their own plans for their desired off-planet access/colonization...???

Money now!!!
Reality later!!! (If at all...)

FUCKING idiots all.

🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤡🤡🫏🫏🖕🖕💩💩

Bruno Nicoletti

@bjn@mstdn.social · last week

@sundogplanets Musk wants to IPO Space-X, it’s all noise, just like hyperloop and his stupid robots.

DrYak

@dryak@mstdn.science · last week

@sundogplanets I am surprised it "is real". In my head, this completely impractical asinine idea was merely a scam to get AI investors' money.

Prof. Sam Lawler

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social · last week

I have to say that the proportion of media interviews and zoom meetings I do in my pajamas has gone up dramatically since I've arrived in New Zealand. Time zones are hard! #ProfSamLectureTour

matthew green

@mrgtwentythree@mastodon.sdf.org · last week

@sundogplanets sounds like you're learning to relax more :-)

A-Dub 🥝

@adub@beige.party · last week

@sundogplanets i'm envious - of the being in Aotearoa part. 🇳🇿

SmåLand

@Heterokromia@aus.social · last week

@sundogplanets welcome to The Far Side. It's so easy for people near +11hours to chat with astro types living nearer Greenwich.

Zoom calls with Californians? They don't even know what "other country" let alone "+11h" means.

Vincent 🌻🇪🇺

@photovince@mastodon.social · last week

@sundogplanets A very down under style…

dch :flantifa: :flan_hacker:

@dch@bsd.network · last week

@sundogplanets got to get yourself some jandals (flip flops) and you’ll be living the dream

pgcd

@pgcd@mastodon.online · last week

@sundogplanets on the bright side, the engineering hurdles should be enough to prevent this from being put in practice for a reasonable time, shouldn't they?

Curioso 🍉 🇺🇦 (jgg)

@jgg@qoto.org · last week

@sundogplanets

AFAIK the only reason for this nonsense is avoid all the regulations and social unrest land based datacenters are getting more and more lately.

So I assume the real reason they want to create cities on the Moon and Mars is to avoid the regulations and social unrest they are getting about some island they used to frequent not so long ago.

Badass Britt :mastodon_lgbt:

@britt@mstdn.games · last week

@sundogplanets oh goodness, that’s trying to be a thing?! I’d be grumpy too.