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		adgjlsfhk1 19 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Data centers in space makes no sense the majority is likely in radio waves and the inter satellite laser communication

hdgvhicv 18 hours ago [–]

Inter sat comms cancels out - every kw sent by one sat is received by another.

mlyle 17 hours ago | [–]

It doesn't, because the beams are not so tight that they all fall on the target satellite, and not all of that is absorbed :P

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