Google going to sea
 

I wonder if they plan on setting up their own country outside of anybodies jurisdiction.|nahnah|

"Google may take its battle for global domination to the high seas with the launch of its own “computer navy”.

The company is considering deploying the supercomputers necessary to operate its internet search engines on barges anchored up to seven miles (11km) offshore. "
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/...cle4753389.ece

Check out the patent. It does look cool. :)
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-...DN/20080209234

Shit, Google could buy their own small country and do whatever they want from land :D

Very cyberpunk - all they need are some lasers and it'll be the early 90's dream brought to life.

Once Google brings skynet online it won't be long 'til the cleansing begins.

There's always Sarah and that spoiled brat of hers :)

WOW. That would be cool. Google seems to capture land and water. :)

is there anything google doesnt do?

Interresting.. will we ever see porn barges anchored up to seven miles (11km) offshore aswell? We all know porn runs the net so it's about time...

Very impressive news :) Let's wait to see how big G will be ;)

Good for Google.

Man, they'll save a fortune from this. Smart is what that is. Interesting way to do things I must say too.

If it is porn you want, then make it ten miles. More than ten miles is "International Waters". If you register your ship with a friendly county (friendly=tin pot little country with bribeable ministers, or better still a bribable dictator) you can pretty much do what you like. Porn, Gambolling, etc, etc.

What I read into this is the government has it's fingers in too much of our day-to-day activities.

I think I wanna be a Pirate and overrun a few google barges - mark my word - it will happen.

Although I agree that the Government (both yours and mine) does poke it's nose in too much, I fail to see what this particular case has to do with that. Did Google take over Congress while I was not looking or something?

Oh it has everything to do with avoiding taxes.... I'd stake my left nut on that one.

That's not the point I was making, or responding to. But now that you mention it we come back to their weird 7 mile idea. Because at 7 miles out they still have to pay federal and state taxes (to the nearest state). If they go three miles and an inch further out (so that they are more than ten miles from the low tide line), then they are in international waters and don't have to pay a cent to anyone!

I wonder if anybody would be stationed out there?

lets see how it goes