Paul Graham Calls Starcloud a Good Bet
Paul Graham highlights permit-free advantage of orbital data centers over ground-based ones.
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Paul Graham replied that Starcloud would be a good bet even if orbital data centers were slightly more expensive than terrestrial ones. He stated that orbital data centers do not need permits. Graham added that once launch costs sink below a certain threshold, orbital becomes permanently cheaper too. The post identifies him as co-founder of Y Combinator and founder of Viaweb, which was sold to Yahoo.
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