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October 29, 2013, 07:02:24 PM |
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There is an opportunity to win or lose some bitcoins. Google employees and people working on those barges should not participate  What is Google building on Treasure Island? http://youtu.be/RHz6WrjuCGQGoogle 'Floating Structures' on Both Coasts http://youtu.be/k5Gquqb-iQEPeople who live and work on California s Treasure Island thought a barge and four stories of cargo containers had something to do with the America s Cup, but as Allen Martin reports, the top-secret floating structure actually belongs to Google. People who live and work on California s Treasure Island thought a barge and four stories of cargo containers had something to do with the America s Cup, but as Allen Martin reports, the top-secret floating structure actually belongs to Google. People who live and work on California s Treasure Island thought a barge and four stories of cargo containers had something to do with the America s Cup, but as Allen Martin reports, the top-secret floating structure actually belongs to Google. |
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October 29, 2013, 07:51:17 PM |
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I could think of a number of hypothesis off hand.
One is just that from a thermodynamics point of view there could be some utility in having data processing facilities floating in a heat sink.
Another would be that Google themselves feels some benefit in having the potential to operate with some flexibility in terms of jurisdiction and physical security.
Another is that they have so much money they just don't know what to do with it.
Another is basically what the author of this vid proposes.
One way or another, it would be an interesting thing to watch if there is anything to it at all.
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October 29, 2013, 07:53:02 PM |
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That's where Google stores their pallets of cash  |
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October 30, 2013, 04:39:49 AM |
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That's where Google stores their pallets of cash Giant bitcoin miners water cooled by the ocean. |
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October 30, 2013, 09:12:01 AM |
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Might be for some top secret project, or a database backup.
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October 30, 2013, 04:43:15 PM |
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free energy
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October 30, 2013, 05:06:33 PM |
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free energy
You mean they figured out how to gather hydrogen isotopes from the seawater and fuse them? ...cuz wave action or windmills are not going to do much. I mean if they have electronics equipment much beyond a bed-time reading light aboard that is. |
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October 30, 2013, 09:37:23 PM |
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free energy
Free energy will make you a Google slave and you'll be happy about it if that ever happen. |
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October 30, 2013, 09:41:36 PM |
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The bay is a natural air conditioner for the whole region. Metal boxes on the bay get cold. Metal boxes full of servers that pump cold bay water through piping is one cheap way of cooling.
Why shouldn't the government give google access to whatever space/resource they want, they pay a lot of taxes. ooops. they pay almost no taxes... so of course they are entitled.
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rampalija
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October 30, 2013, 11:39:06 PM |
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you like it or not google is internet and it is everywhere around us and google is future
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Wilikon (OP)
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October 31, 2013, 12:04:26 AM |
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you like it or not google is internet and it is everywhere around us and google is future
I don't like it. I am a google user. One google share is a thousand bux. They have cool tools. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away I remember them branding their moto ''Do No Evil'' all the time. ''Do No Evil... And nothing bad will happen to you'' would be more accurate. |
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October 31, 2013, 12:05:55 AM |
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i didnt say i like it, but more and more users use android based phones and google see everithing even if you location is turned off
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October 31, 2013, 03:17:48 AM |
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Perhaps it is a trial run of a Project Blueseed type of setup where they plan to test it out in calm waters before moving 12 nautical miles off shore to avoid most US laws.
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First seastead company actually selling sea homes: Ocean Builders https://ocean.builders Of course we accept bitcoin. |
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October 31, 2013, 05:26:03 AM |
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Metal crates = seaworthy cardboard box alternatives for homeless pirates
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October 31, 2013, 11:52:43 AM |
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Perhaps it is a trial run of a Project Blueseed type of setup where they plan to test it out in calm waters before moving 12 nautical miles off shore to avoid most US laws. I would like to state on behalf of Blueseed that, despite some rumors, we are not affiliated with or supported by Google, and do not know for certain what the purpose of their four barges is. However, I've compiled all the information I could find about the barges into this Wikipedia article, which anyone with sourceable information is invited to contribute to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_barges |
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October 31, 2013, 03:23:41 PM |
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maybe they are minning BTC in thoose structures hahaha |
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October 31, 2013, 05:28:58 PM |
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Perhaps it is a trial run of a Project Blueseed type of setup where they plan to test it out in calm waters before moving 12 nautical miles off shore to avoid most US laws. I would like to state on behalf of Blueseed that, despite some rumors, we are not affiliated with or supported by Google, and do not know for certain what the purpose of their four barges is. However, I've compiled all the information I could find about the barges into this Wikipedia article, which anyone with sourceable information is invited to contribute to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bargesThose structures are truly gigantic! Thanks for the Wiki! |
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October 31, 2013, 07:19:52 PM |
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Perhaps it is a trial run of a Project Blueseed type of setup where they plan to test it out in calm waters before moving 12 nautical miles off shore to avoid most US laws. I would like to state on behalf of Blueseed that, despite some rumors, we are not affiliated with or supported by Google, and do not know for certain what the purpose of their four barges is. However, I've compiled all the information I could find about the barges into this Wikipedia article, which anyone with sourceable information is invited to contribute to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_bargesthx to wiki any ou man, this is interesting theme |
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October 31, 2013, 07:43:30 PM |
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After musing about the latest Snowden release...and getting some lol's out of it...
It would be interesting to know how the NSA would interpret the jurisdictional considerations of GFEs floating either in the San Francisco Bay or 12 miles off-shore. I'm sure it would be a state secret so asking them directly would not be very productive, but interesting ans seemingly reliable information about this stuff seems to be getting out anyway.
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October 31, 2013, 09:26:47 PM |
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After musing about the latest Snowden release...and getting some lol's out of it...
It would be interesting to know how the NSA would interpret the jurisdictional considerations of GFEs floating either in the San Francisco Bay or 12 miles off-shore. I'm sure it would be a state secret so asking them directly would not be very productive, but interesting ans seemingly reliable information about this stuff seems to be getting out anyway.
NSA doesn't care about laws or jurisdictions. |
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