Musk: The list of constraints on supercomputing construction is more complete
Musk reposted a list of constraints on supercomputing construction and commented that this is a more complete version: if any one item is missing, even if it seems trivial, computing power cannot operate. The quoted post lists constraints such as land, permits, grid access, transformers and switchgear, noise, clean air, supply chain, fuel security, casting machines, large lathes, residential priority, and community political power.
View original postAnd what binds power? • land • permits • grid access • transformers and switchgear • noise • clean air • supply chain • fuel security • casting machines • suitable large lathes for turning shafts • residential priority • community political power All the best sites are now taken, and every year the marginal development site gets worse and worse.
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And what binds power? • land • permits • grid access • transformers and switchgear • noise • clean air • supply chain • fuel security • casting machines • suitable large lathes for turning shafts • residential priority • community political power All the best sites are now taken, and every year the marginal development site gets worse and worse.
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This is a fuller list of the limitations of supercomputer buildout. If anything is missing, however seemingly trivial, the compute doesn’t work.