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Bluetus

(3,307 posts)
10. Of one thing you can be certain
Thu Jun 25, 2026, 10:44 AM
Yesterday

These billionaire assholes will be expecting the taxpayers to fund 99% of either endeavor (data centers in space or people living in underground bunkers on Mars).

And it would be underground bunkers. There is no atmosphere to shield us from radiation on Mars. You either live underground or else you construct massive indoor cities above ground. Completely pointless.

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Not sure there is one lapfog_1 Wednesday #1
SpaceX does have a profitable core in the launch business paulkienitz Wednesday #4
They only thing they have that makes money edhopper Yesterday #7
as I just said, paulkienitz Yesterday #12
"Datacenters in space is simply ridiculous" Bluetus Yesterday #5
Datacenters in orbit are a lot MORE ridiculous that colonizing Mars. paulkienitz Yesterday #6
Of one thing you can be certain Bluetus Yesterday #10
I disagree that it's pointless. paulkienitz Yesterday #13
Why? Bluetus Yesterday #15
Me too -- I agree with you. paulkienitz 20 hrs ago #17
There are legitimate scientific cases for the moon. Bluetus 18 hrs ago #19
Realistically less than half of what it is right now fujiyamasan Wednesday #2
About tree fiddy. flvegan Wednesday #3
A buck three-eighty per share. MineralMan Yesterday #8
Two penny nails, a bottle cap, an aggie and a crow feather.... haele Yesterday #16
It is a pathological stock Johonny Yesterday #9
About $40. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #11
Yup, that's also the analysis I've seen LR3 Yesterday #14
about $50 dollars Matthew28 20 hrs ago #18
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