10-30-2013, 11:12 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Sector 7-G
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Google Barge
No it's not the latest app....it's a real barge in the middle of San Francisco Bay.
Anyone have an RC Plane or Globalhawk Drone we can borrow?
Moored in the shadow of the Bay Bridge off of Treasure Island, a former military base, the nondescript barge is stacked several stories high with white shipping containers, and sprouts what appear to be antennas on top. The hulking structure, half shrouded in scaffolding, has stirred intense speculation in the Bay Area since reports of its existence surfaced late last week.
Technology website CNET theorized that the vessel might be a floating data center that will house banks of computers. Local TV station KPIX said the barge is intended to serve as a floating retail store for Google’s “Glass” wearable computer device – although its external appearance, at least thus far, doesn’t suggest such a purpose.
Adding to the mystery, a second similar barge was recently spotted in Portland, Maine, and is also registered to By and Large LLC, according to local media reports. 
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/techn...board/follows/
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10-30-2013, 11:30 PM
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#2
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Franchise Player
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Shark jump
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Johnny eats garbage and isn’t 100% committed.
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10-30-2013, 11:32 PM
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Jul 2013
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It's an illegal surveillance center that can be towed out to international waters should Google be caught in the act.
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10-30-2013, 11:47 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: 55...Can you see us now?
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Its where they keep the "Google Money"!
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10-31-2013, 05:22 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse
Adding to the mystery, a second similar barge was recently spotted in Portland, Maine, and is also registered to By and Large LLC, according to local media reports.[/INDENT]
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Obviously it's Google's secret plan to introduce a line of autonomous sanitation robots
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10-31-2013, 05:40 AM
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Some kinda newsbreaker!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Learning Phaneufs skating style
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The other speculation is it will be a computer data center cooled by sea water.
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10-31-2013, 06:53 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Violating Copyrights
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sureLoss
The other speculation is it will be a computer data center cooled by sea water.
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And powered by...
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10-31-2013, 06:59 AM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnes
And powered by...
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Sea water
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10-31-2013, 08:32 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Last I heard there are now four of these that have been spotted.
Still no word on what they are for sure, but they are linked to Google.
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The structures are registered with a Delaware corporation as BAL0001, BAL0010, BAL0011 and BAL0100. In binary code used in computing, the numbers represent "one," "two," "three" and "four." Currently, Nos. 1 and 2 are on the water in San Francisco and No. 3 is in Portland Harbour.
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"We can confirm that Google is involved or associated with the barge but there is a nondisclosure agreement in effect; the Coast Guard is unable to discuss or divulge any further details at this time," said Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas McKenzie, a Coast Guard spokesman.
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Huge thanks to Dion for the signature!
Last edited by Nehkara; 10-31-2013 at 08:35 AM.
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10-31-2013, 11:54 AM
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First Line Centre
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This is it, Google has become self aware, we're all doomed!!
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10-31-2013, 12:00 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Vancouver
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11-01-2013, 10:47 AM
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Had an idea!
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Great idea, actually. Powered by water, cooled by water. Especially the cooling part. Self sustainable.
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11-01-2013, 11:06 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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11-01-2013, 11:25 AM
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Lives In Fear Of Labelling
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This feels like a precursor to a bad Roger Moore 007 film.
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