XD45 7,124 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Huge high-security barge in SF Bay. Rumored to be owned by Google. What is it? Why put it on a barge? Now same thing in Maine. Let the tinfoil begin! Personally I hope they're meant to anchor in international waters to avoid confiscatory taxes. That would drive the libs batshit! http://news.yahoo.com/mystery-barge-maine-rumored-another-google-project-143306979.html;_ylt=AwrSyCR5MHFSElcAse3QtDMD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 floating data centers to avoid california taxes? That would be a cool idea. The tax savings alone would pay for the fuel or electricity needed for energy. They wont say what it is because they would change the laws quickly before it was in operation. Google is way too close to the feds already. I'm sure they know what it is. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 can't imagine that the cost savings would offset the cost of having underwater comms lines laid. or power. or offshore maintenance staff. nope, too wild of a project to be a cost savings measure. google is always fucking with something these days. i'm sure whatever this project is, it will be something bizarre, and not something i would be interested in google wasting my money on if i was an investor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remek 771 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Goo goo aquatic mind-control platform? HA! Rumored is no good unless I know who rumored it, or on what basis. One thing I am betting on, it is another step in increasing the security of our USA, with the security of those in power coming first and foremost, while they step all over the masses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YOT 3,743 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan 2,343 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's their money barge getting ready to be towed to overseas banks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 One of the ideas I've seen "floated" around the tech world is that it might be a retail store, that they're going to moor in SF to sell google glass and the like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XD45 7,124 Posted October 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 One of the ideas I've seen "floated" around the tech world is that it might be a retail store, that they're going to moor in SF to sell google glass and the like. I've heard the same thing. Also heard it's the data centers for their data mining. But if it's either of those, why put it on a barge? There is no reason to put anything on a barge unless it needs to move. Why would either of those things need to move? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 A retail store might make sense on a barge, if you were going to be selling a single, high-priced item - like google glass. A market would quickly saturate, and then it would be time to move on to the next place. Start in SF, then move on to other west coast towns with populations richer in money than sense. That way you don't have to get ahold of retail space in each city you move to. Just park your barge at the port for a few weeks, pay whatever fees are involved, and move on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jpanzer 1,265 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 I've read that some of the NSA super fusion Centers require vast amounts of water to cool their mega computers. Place them on a barge and you have a constant supply of ready sea water to use for that cooling... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 (edited) A retail store might make sense on a barge, if you were going to be selling a single, high-priced item - like google glass. A market would quickly saturate, and then it would be time to move on to the next place. Start in SF, then move on to other west coast towns with populations richer in money than sense. That way you don't have to get ahold of retail space in each city you move to. Just park your barge at the port for a few weeks, pay whatever fees are involved, and move on. actually it does make sense. retail commercial space is BIG BUX in SF. dockside space, not so much. there is plenty of free dock space right up on the waterfront in SF, walking distance from downtown. that would be a pretty cool retail location. I've read that some of the NSA super fusion Centers require vast amounts of water to cool their mega computers. Place them on a barge and you have a constant supply of ready sea water to use for that cooling... yeah, but google already has massive datacenters here in Washington state, where they pull in water from the columbia river. their datacenters increase the downstream temperatures by several degrees. using salt water for cooling would be a bit of a costly idea - too much maintenance dealing with salinity. freshwater heat exchangers require nearly zero maintenance, there is almost no corrosion. Edited October 30, 2013 by mancat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernOne 203 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Those are probably for storing the votes from the next election. They need to take them overseas for 'processing." 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Remek 771 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 Those are probably for storing the votes from the next election. They need to take them overseas for 'processing." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netpackrat 566 Posted October 30, 2013 Report Share Posted October 30, 2013 It's going to be a giant offshore casino and brothel. The Booty Barge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 When the zombies rise being offshore is the only safe place. To all the Google investors, know that little voice, listen to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) GOOGLE and NASA have teamed up and made a quantum computer and to developing quantum artificial intelligence. so I would say that has something to do with the 2 barges. I don't believe for one second that GOOGLE poured all that money into 2 barges for a "floating mall" selling tee-shirts. Edited October 31, 2013 by Matthew Hopkins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gunfun 3,931 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 A lot of big companies have been seasteading their data centers. It puts them outside of many jurisdictions, so people can't easily tell them what to do. its been going on for a while now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rhodes1968 1,638 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 GOOGLE and NASA have teamed up and made a quantum computer and to developing quantum artificial intelligence. so I would say that has something to do with the 2 barges. I don't believe for one second that GOOGLE poured all that money into 2 barges for a "floating mall" selling tee-shirts. Meh still waiting for the person that can actually explain how this is supposed to work, I discount those simplistic yes no both terms as they give no insight. See no reason for it being on a barge. The data center or repository makes the most sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scoutjoe 276 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I remember about two years back there was talk of a "ship" that some tech companies were looking at anchoring just inside international waters. The idea was to have a workplace that you didn't need to worry about immigration/green cards for. I'd imagine there wouldn't be too many companies that could make the investment, but Google would be one of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XD45 7,124 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Google says they're floating showrooms. OK, but what ELSE are they? Cause I'm still not buying the need for a floating showroom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Hartley 526 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Google says they're floating showrooms. OK, but what ELSE are they? Cause I'm still not buying the need for a floating showroom. Pirate Radio! http://www.focusfeatures.com/video/pirate_radio____trailer?film=pirate_radio Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Google says they're floating showrooms. OK, but what ELSE are they? Cause I'm still not buying the need for a floating showroom. I know this is insane, but it's possible that it's actually what they say it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XD45 7,124 Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Google says they're floating showrooms. OK, but what ELSE are they? Cause I'm still not buying the need for a floating showroom. I know this is insane, but it's possible that it's actually what they say it is. I'm naturally skeptical. Of course it's possible that these giant (and undoubtedly expensive) barges are just a marketing boondoggle. And it's also possible (probable in my mind) that there is something going on behind the scenes. Do you remember the Hughes Glomar Explorer? Not that I believe these barges are anything like that. Just an example that things are not always what they say they are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted November 1, 2013 Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 Yep that is true.. Actually my grandfather-in-law was a Naval engineer and submariner who got sent out on the Glomar Explorer during that incident. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 The TOOL nailed it, just a divergen.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dep714 10 Posted November 2, 2013 Report Share Posted November 2, 2013 Hi, I could swear i had read the story about the S.F. barge on Yahoo about two weeks ago. The slant on that story about the barge was about how it was designed to house a data collection center and it was designed to be waterborne because it used seawater to keep the sever rooms cooler. The story I read not only had similar "Mystery" photos but also had some basic diagrams to show how the system worked. All speculation of course. The problem that brought the barge to everyone's attention was that apparently the local population was concerned about the power-lines attached to the barge and a local ordinance barring permanent commercial structures on the bay. I looked back to find the story, but my google-fu is not strong today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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