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China begins assembling its supercomputer in space
(www.theverge.com)
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this post was submitted on 18 May 2025
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It eliminates the need for a lot of back and forth communication if you need to calculate stuff in space. Maybe scanning satelite images for example. And it shaves off valuable seconds if you - say - want to launch something from orbit to Earth. Most air defense mechanisms are not all that effective against stuff that comes straight down at a high speed and the idea of orbital weapons has been circulating for a while now (if not realised without public knowledge).
Ah right, I momentarily forgot about the ruling class's passion for launching stuff that kills people.
Ty for the reminder, I guess this idea of computers up there makes more sense now.