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There are actually 4 "vessels". Look at the names -- using binary :) BAL0001 BY AND LARGE LLC * * C & C MARINE & REPAIR LLC 2010 Freight Barge 2164.0 249.6
by apaprocki 13y ago
There are actually 4 "vessels". Look at the names -- using binary :)
BAL0001 BY AND LARGE LLC * * C & C MARINE & REPAIR LLC 2010 Freight Barge 2164.0 249.6
BAL0010 BY AND LARGE LLC * * C & C MARINE 2011 Passenger Barge (Inspected) 2520.0 260.1
BAL0011 BY AND LARGE LLC * * C & C MARINE 2011 Passenger Barge (Inspected) 2520.0 260.1
BAL0100 BY AND LARGE LLC * * C & C MARINE 2012 Freight Barge 2164.0 249.6
- vanni 13y agoHypothesis found in comments on OP website: BY AND LARGE = Brin sergeY AND LARry paGE?
- joezydeco 13y agoFYI, "Buy N Large" was the fictional Costco-like store from Pixar's WALL-E.
- chc 13y agoI kind of doubt that these two names are related except that they both derive from the same common idiom.
- ZeroGravitas 13y agoAlso "by and large" is a nautical term meaning (roughly) "whether sailing against the wind or sailing with the wind".
- twelvechairs 13y agoand a common phrase (though a little less used than in previous generations) meaning 'generally'
- zissou 13y agoConfirmed about the generational decline: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=by+and+large&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3 https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=by+and+large&y...
- derefr 13y agoInteresting to interpret in that context. Maybe a data center intended to work best exactly when other centers would be experiencing losses in connectivity?
- stevenrace 13y agoWhile we're speculating on the meaning behind the name(s) RE:wind, remember that Google acquired Makani Power a while back. They build wind generated power systems using large kites. What better place to put them into production than at sea where there isn't much worry about crashing to the ground. http://www.makanipower.com/home/ http://www.makanipower.com/home/
- radiorental 13y agounlikely that the Makani planes would be run from a ship. They each have a huge arc, much larger than the diameter of a traditional turbine. Furthermore, what's the concern with them crashing in to the ground? It's not like they plan to install them directly over populated areas.
- jamornh 13y agoFrom the website: "Opens up large new areas of wind resource, including the vast resources offshore above deep water"[1] Doesn't sound that far fetched that they would try to anchor this to the barge to try to tap that potential. [1] - http://www.makanipower.com/why-airborne-wind/ http://www.makanipower.com/why-airborne-wind/
- Surio 13y ago>> unlikely that the Makani planes would be run from a ship. Something like this, perhaps: http://www.skysails.info/english http://www.skysails.info/english
- joezydeco 13y agoI wouldn't put it past Google to use a tongue-in-cheek name, especially when a good hunk of WALL-E takes place around a massive starship that serves as a floating ark. The nautical double-entendre that ZeroGravitas mentions only sweetens the deal.
- dsl 13y agoI suspect the name may just be to confuse anyone trying to look into it. "By and Large" returns over 250 million results in Google. Anyone looking to find permits, job postings, or random government filings would need to dig through tons of unrelated cruft. This is done pretty often for shell companies, they will have names like "Twisting River" or just "Investment Vehicle VII, LLC"
- larrys 13y agoIf you want to throw people off the beaten path (and you have google's money) it would be trivial to acquire a small company or even create one from scratch that actually does something, anything rather than give a name which is sure to scream "shell company" and get people's sniffers out. They could have probably found a way to take even the name that was similar to an overseas company that has a connection to shipping, maritime etc. and simply do a variation of that (and make it in a way that doesn't infringe any trademarks). That way all the pain in the ass bystanders would simply jump quickly to the obvious wrong conclusion and move to something else. My point being is that if you are truly trying to hide something then at least put some effort into creating a good distraction.
- rbanffy 13y ago> it would be trivial to acquire a small company or even create one from scratch that actually does something It's clear they are optimizing for fun.
- larrys 13y agoNoting that the domain byandlarge.com was registered in 1998 by a "domainer". Interesting. The movie came out in 2008. But the film concept dates to the mid 90's so most likely that concept was the first use of that name. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WALL-E
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- xamdam 13y agoThey are all attached to one TREQ
- smoyer 13y agoThe picture of what we're guessing is the data center is BAL0010 which is listed as a Passenger vessel above.