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In the Google Navy
theodp writes "Having already assembled a private Air Force, Google's top execs now seem to be turning their attention to building a personal Navy. At last count, CEO Eric Schmidt's wife had assembled a stable of three classic racing boats — the Swan 80 Selene, the 46-foot W-class Equus and the Alerion Mischief. Perhaps not to be outdone, the press is reporting that Google founder Larry Page just snapped up a $45 million superyacht called Senses from New Zealand businessman Sir Douglas Myers, who referred to the ostentatious-yet-awesome yacht as his 'adventure boat.' As Google likes to say, 'just the latest steps in Google's commitment to a clean and green energy future.' So, do Google execs eat their own carbon footprint calculator dogfood?" All I know is if Larry wants to go fishing, I'll bring bait — or he can come here and fish on Zen's pontoon boat. It only leaked once, the engine usually starts right up, and while there's no helipad, I'd love to watch someone try.
It's not really a Navy unless it's got guns, or a least archers or spear-throwers or something.
Enormously rich person buys large object, news at 10?
In the Google navy
Yes, you can yacht the seven seas
In the Google navy
Yes, you can put your search at ease
In the Google navy
Come on now, people, they're going green
In the Google navy, in the Google navy
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I predict they will cruise around the world taking photos of every harbour, ship and shoreline.
I also predict they will get into trouble for doing that.
All of the world's marine traffic in real-time is already on Google... (ok, its basically just overlayed AIS data, but still its effing cool ! just try to find an application that is cooler! or is it wetter?)
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Carbon footprint of racing sailboat is pretty much 0, at least while it's actually racing. I'll grant you that construction and the diesel auxiliary contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, and especially if they're having it moved around on a container ship so it's ready to go in exotic locations, and then flying in to sail on it, they're pretty much at the head of the line in terms of their individual contribution to future generations' climate-related misery. But overall, I think sailboats should be way down your list if you're making a catalog of climate-hostile consumption.
Still, I realize this is slashdot. Let the poorly-informed outrage fly!
do Google execs eat their own carbon footprint calculator dogfood?
All those words... but together they.... the letters, the letters...
So it's come to this. After all those centuries, English, this is what you've become. Face down in the left gutter wearing Comic Sans with an empty carton of Strunk and White. Googling your own blogfeed indeed.
I just hope you're happy.
You are not a brain: http://books.google.com/books?id=2oV61CeDx-YC
Does owning a $45 million yacht significantly increase your probability of getting laid?
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Generally speaking, the only kinds of racing that have anything approaching a 'green' fotprint are the kinds of racing that leave footprints.
Auto racing can't claim a green footprint. Even solar racing has a manufacturing footprint that is noticeable.
Boats? Powerboats of course just crave fuels. Sail? Except perhaps for some small classes, they rely on exotic materials. Smaller classes are starting to give in to this a little bit.
Planes? hehe... Gliders? Carbon-fiber.
Even bicycles use such exotics that their footprint is scary, perhaps the worst emissions/lb. of anything.
But footracing, horse racing, maybe.
deleting the extra space after periods so i can stay relevant, yeah.
... we'll get Google Davie Jones' Locker View, real soon ...
Schroedinger's Brexit: The UK is both in and out of the EU at the same time!
This is my documentation that if someone from google wants to buy the best in personal/corporate submarines, it's over here -> http://www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php3 Check it out, you will be impressed if you haven't seen it before. How much for the finders fee? I might be able to right my own ship if everything works out ;-)