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> Build a fucking island. Get a decent military. Isn't it about time? Cute, and the next time you read something like "China declares war on Google", you know
by cronjobber 11y ago
> Build a fucking island. Get a decent military. Isn't it about time?
Cute, and the next time you read something like "China declares war on Google", you know this time it's not just journalistic hyperbole.
Given their global political influence, it would be entirely rational for most countries to just bomb the Facegoogplex out of existence. Much cheaper for the latter to remain under the US nuclear umbrella.
- mirimir 11y agoHey, all you need is maybe 10-20 fusion devices, with credible delivery mechanisms. Then nobody will fuck with you.
- krapp 11y agoIf you're Google, and you just declared yourself a sovereign state and are shopping on the black market for enough nukes and a contract military force big enough to pose a credible threat to the US (because all of your American employees kind of prefer to stay American,) then everybody will fuck with you.
- mirimir 11y agoThey'd need to buy the weapons first.
- krapp 11y agoI find it hard to believe they could even begin to amass that kind of firepower without someone noticing, though.
- Natanael_L 11y ago> amass Aren't Google experts at distributed systems?
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- techdragon 11y agoMaybe they are selling Boston Dynamics so no one will expect their secret robot army ?