2.5 Admins 295: Orbital Meltdown

2.5 Admins 295: Orbital Meltdown

Author: The Late Night Linux Family April 16, 2026 Duration: 28:19

Why putting data center satellites in orbit is a terrible idea, Google might show people a made-up version of your website, and ZFS on really old Dell servers.

 

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Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right? 11 mins edited

Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea

Google Just Patented The End Of Your Website

 

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We were asked about ZFS on really old Dell servers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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