English should know better
Posted by TFG on 15th September 2008
Google search finds seafaring solution - Times Online
As soon as I saw this idiotic headline, the first thought in my head was, who’s going to keep them from being overrun?
In my world, you don’t get the constant, cocooning protection of the US Navy if you’re not a part of the US. I’m sure Google could hire a phalanx of sharpshooters, and probably a few nice boats, but then what? Are Americans supposed to pay for this so we can get more shitty YouTubes?
How’s the Google going to get ads back to my search request from seven miles out to sea, anyway? They’re going to lay undersea cable? Certainly doable, but only under the watchful eyes of a national navy committed to protecting national interests.
I’m sure the Robbsian think this is the perfect plan for disintermediation of states and an advancement to weirdo global forms, but seriously — it’s an utterly moronic idea. In my wildest dreams, I can’t imagine a more perfect target than a floating Google datacenter, existing on it’s own.
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