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The Google Navy

Posted by timothy on from the but-it's-on-the-internet dept.

theodp writes "Is Google preparing to launch its own Navy? In its just-published application for a patent on the Water-Based Data Center, Google envisions a world where 'computing centers are located on a ship or ships, which are then anchored in a water body from which energy from natural motion of the water may be captured, and turned into electricity and/or pumping power for cooling pumps to carry heat away from computers in the data center.' And you thought The Onion was joking when it reported on Google's Fleet of Naval Warships!"

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  1. Old aircraft carriers would work by Nyckname · · Score: 4, Funny

    But there's the matter of pizza delivery.

    1. Re:Old aircraft carriers would work by barista · · Score: 3, Funny

      I'm sure they'll listen to Reason.

  2. Google Earth? by Smivs · · Score: 4, Funny

    So presumably these ships will connect through a series of Google-Sats in geo-stationary orbits, linking to a Google-hub in each country. And behold, Google shall inherit the Earth. Thankfully, a network of Microsoft terrorists will be able to track then using Virtual Earth and infect the servers with Windows, thus rendering them useless and saving us all.

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  3. Re:Cooling by nategoose · · Score: 5, Funny

    Google Earth sees the pirates before they get close. I'm not sure what Google Boat does then, but it may involve ninjas.

  4. GoogleWay by newr00tic · · Score: 5, Funny

    No.

    GoogleBoat will GoogleFloat to a (Google)Safe (Google)Location.

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  5. Re:Cooling by andrikos · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or just patrolling sharks with mounted lasers!

  6. Re:More reason? by sakdoctor · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think they can manage 12 nano meters

  7. Re:Okay, it's a neat idea ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... but patenting it? WTF?

    Sorry, Google, but the patent really doesn't fit with "don't be evil." Do you guys remember that phrase?

    even worse, it's a submarine patent!

  8. Re:Cooling by DuctTape · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google Earth sees the pirates before they get close. I'm not sure what Google Boat does then, but it may involve ninjas.

    Ahem... that would be Google Ninjas(TM).

    ... but they're still in beta.

    DT

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  9. Re:Cooling by Molochi · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's unpossible. More pirates would cause a corresponding drop in global climate temperature.

    Ramen.

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  10. Re:Cooling by TapeCutter · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Ahem...that would be Google Ninjas(TM)....but they're still in beta"

    Ahem...that would be Google Grasshoppers(TM).

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