Orbital Compute After the Hype
Orbital compute is no longer just a speculative idea. It now appears in filings, agency studies, and prototype programs. Some use cases already make sense, especially when data is created in space and bandwidth to Earth is limited. But the broader vision of moving cloud or AI infrastructure into orbit still runs into stubborn constraints in power, heat rejection, launch, replacement, and debris.
I Half-Jokingly Promoted ChatGPT to My Primary Care Provider
I’ve been joking that I promoted ChatGPT to be my primary care provider. It’s only half a joke. My doctors still have a say in my care, but ChatGPT has become the place where I lay the record out, pressure-test interpretations, and figure out what I actually need to ask next.