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Tom Schmitz
@tschmitzwrites.bsky.social

"A rat done bit my sister Nell. (with Whitey on the Moon) Her face and arms began to swell. (and Whitey's on the Moon) I can't pay no doctor bill. (but Whitey's on the Moon) Ten years from now I'll be paying still. (while Whitey's on the Moon)" - Gil Scott-Heron

Linotype Pilgrim
@symbo1ics.bsky.social

Yeah, this was long foreshadowed: bsky.app/profile/symb...

Linotype Pilgrim@symbo1ics.bsky.social

Janet: "Well I think this administration really wants to keep America First. And I think the way that we keep America First is by DOMINATING in all the domains of space and…the domain of space we are going to CAPTURE tonight is going to be on the surface of the moon and around the moon. …

Dan Bongard
@danbongard.bsky.social

The most efficient reactor on Earth (Hanul) uses 3.1kg of fuel per gigawatt-hour. Shipping cost to the moon is currently $1.2 million per kilogram. So that's $3.27 per kilowatt-hour *just in transportation costs*. Earth-based solar costs $0.08 per kilowatt-hour, all costs included.

Dan Bongard
@danbongard.bsky.social

Lunar data centers are also a dumb idea, for different reasons -- but even if they decided to build them, solar would be a better option than nuclear.