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Great article. It's nice to see journalists do actual investigative work, even if it is for something like this. Today's "journalism" seems to be all link-bait
by fibbery 13y ago
Great article. It's nice to see journalists do actual investigative work, even if it is for something like this. Today's "journalism" seems to be all link-bait opinion pieces mixed in with copy-pastes from twitter.
- dmix 13y agoAgreed I'm just as much impressed with the level of investigative work done here as with the actual data center. Well done CNET.
- nraynaud 13y agoI was thinking exactly the converse: why so much effort for gossip? It's pure tech celebrity gossip in my opinion and brings nothing to the party. Why not spend some more effort on the link between google and NSA? We still don't know how they steal our data.
- dannyr 13y agoI've seen hundreds of report regarding the link between Google & NSA. Isn't that enough? This is just not gossip. It's not about Sergey Brin's love affair. This is about a piece of technology that is possibly built by Google.
- smackfu 13y agoYou have a very broad definition of gossip.
- duaneb 13y ago> We still don't know how they steal our data. Actually it feels to me like they're stealing it anyway they can... so if there is a legal recourse, I think it's safe to assume they've taken it, along with many illegal ones.
- jameshart 13y agoDon't you think that one of the interesting issues raised by a floating data center might be a jurisdictional one? Is it possible that google is actually considering putting some of their infrastructure beyond sovereign control? Maybe this isn't just gossip...
- nraynaud 13y agothis has been answered, it's not possible. It's about making substantial business in the US. The territorial water is 12 miles wide, it's far. Exclusive economic zone is 200 miles wide, it's really far. Who want to be that far from the coast in the winter without a good reason on the most powerful and dangerous ocean? In the article they say 3 to 7 miles, that's completely territorial and for a good reason: on the first winter storm they'll be plenty happy with sovereign state helping them shelter the thing and save everybody. Moreover, how do you anchor the thing in international waters? It's very complicated and expensive if the water is deep (which is more or less implied by 200 miles from the shore).
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- johncole 13y agoI actually think this is a pretty substantial find, not just gossip. They're moving on a really cool concept.
- smackfu 13y agoTrue, although it certainly seems like Google was half-assing it with the security. If you don't want something to be tied back to your company, don't have company employees work on it.
- joezydeco 13y agoSure worked for the NSA, didn't it?
- panhandlr 13y agoThey shoulda searched craigslist: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/off/4148978964.html http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/off/4148978964.html
- derefr 13y agoThat's really interesting. The article claimed the Google structure wasn't likely to be office-space, because there was little-to-no exterior-facing lighting, though. This project seems to have a lot of windows. Not the same thing?
- matt_kantor 13y agoNot the same thing: http://www.sharedesk.net/spaces/view/2132/treasure-island-tribe/ http://www.sharedesk.net/spaces/view/2132/treasure-island-tr...
- themodelplumber 13y agoThose stools...where do you put your knees??