From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:57:50 -0800, john larkin    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 11:37:53 -0500, Phil Hobbs   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>On 2026-02-02 10:37, john larkin wrote:   
   >>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 04:38:40 -0700, Don Y    
   >>> wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> Not sure I really believe that...   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    
   >>>   
   >>> No. Most AI startups will die and have huge layoffs.   
   >>>   
   >>Might be able to pick up a nice data center for cheap in ~2029 when the   
   >>money runs out. ;)   
   >>   
   >>Cheers   
   >>   
   >>Phil Hobbs   
   >   
   >At 30 cents per KWH, no sane person would put a data center here.   
   >   
   >Today's SF Chronicle (rotten rag) says that Anthropic  has leased   
   >about a million square feet of premium downtown SF office space. They   
   >have lost about $6 billion so far.   
   >   
   >Why does an AI company need a zillion employees?   
   >   
   >Next step: IPO!   
   >   
   >   
   >John Larkin   
   >Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   >Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
   The plan now is to put the data centers into solar-synchronous orbits.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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