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Google's Copernicus Center

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the international-outsourcing-is-for-pansies dept.

Brad Barnich was one of countless readers to note that Google has begun accepting job applications for its new Copernicus data center. I imagine this will eat a sizable portion of their IPO profits, however with this new center not opening until 2007, they at least can take their time!

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  1. Outsourcing by nickroethemeier · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, at least its not india...

  2. Mod parent up by cmburns69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally, a first post that's relevant.. What is this, april fools day?

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  3. The real reasons by LostCluster · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sure... Google's going to the moon just because of the fact that... ... there's no minimum wage laws. ... they'd be outside of every tax jurisdiction. ... there's no labor practice laws. ... there's a weaker gravity law there. ... the longer moon days that can be used to justify workdays. ... there's a 0% employment rate there. ... a large building's roof can also serve as an earth-visble billboard ...

  4. Re:April fools according to Reuters by syphax · · Score: 5, Funny


    The journalist quotes a couple ./ posts.

    How'd you like to spend your time at work reading Sla... oh, wait...

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  5. A Use for this by millahtime · · Score: 4, Funny

    I found a use for this. In breaking up with my really not all there girlfriend. I can send this to her and tell her I got a job there and that I'm sorry but I have to move away. I would love to see her buy into this. She actually would too.

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  6. My favorite part by wcbrown · · Score: 4, Funny

    My favorite part of the gag was when they said that the Googlunaplex would feature "a sushi chef formerly employed by the pop group Hanson." Maybe it's just my love of self-referential deprecations.

  7. Re:This proves GMail is for real by bwy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did you read the fine print though on GMail? They're going to be showing ads based on the CONTENT of your email. Now, I'm sure people will say that everyone already shows ads based on who you are. But I for one don't want a half-page ad for a penis enlarger showing up on my monitor at work when I'm trying to discretely communicate via email with my doctor about the real thing- a $10,000 surgery I'm lining up!

  8. 5 mod point on April 1st. by handmedowns · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good News: I got 5 moderator points to use or lose! Yipee!!!

    Bad News: It's april 1st! BOOOOO!!!!!


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  9. Re:YAAFJ by scotch · · Score: 4, Funny
    Yes, there is something strange with that. "April fool' day in 2104" can be written as 4012104. Note firstly that this is a symmetric date. Also note that digits add up to the tripplet (3 numbers) 525, which add up to (or directly) 12, which adds to 3. So we have 2 occurrences of 3 and 2 occurrences of 5. We all know that the Illuminati mark their works with symmetry and the special Illuminati numbers 3 and 5.

    Clearly, we can conclude that Google has been infiltrated all the way to the upper levels with Masonic/Illuminati players.

    Very astute of you to notice these weird connections, p0rnking.

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