Not even Google is able to defeat the enforcement powers of local fire marshals which is why the mysterious barges are no longer anchored off the coast of San Francisco. It seems that may not have met the fire safety rules required by law and so they have departed for places unknown. The variety of theories which attempted to explain the barges, from floating data centres to a project to cede from the USA, were far more entertaining than the truth but perhaps we can enjoy a resurgence of entertaining internet hypothesizing now that the barges have disappeared. The Inquirer did get a chance to speak with Google about the barges and it turns out that they were simply a very unique way to set up a display room to show off Google's newest projects.
"TWO MYSTERIOUS BARGES moored by Google off the coast of the US last year were apparently moved because coastguards feared they did not conform to fire regulations."
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“Not even Google is able to
“Not even Google is able to defeat the enforcement powers of local fire marshals”
Of course they could, they just didn’t bother. Laws don’t apply to corporations willing to grease some palms.
How do i know they didn’t bother? The barges left. QED
So, what was on the barges
So, what was on the barges anyway?
Oh dont get me wrong, I know
Oh dont get me wrong, I know you have no idea, but what were they?
They were a display
They were a display room/experience centre for new products. Probably where people first got to see Google Glass for instance
Yea, the smart thing would
Yea, the smart thing would have been for me to finish the paragraph before commenting. DURP!
It happens to the best of us
It happens to the best of us collie, and even me.
Ha.
If they went this far one could assume maybe theres something unique to public eyes. Maybe the cocktails are served by androids? : P