The Secret Behind Google's Power (Bill)

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1. Nov 2nd, 2005 @ 5:53pm

   Google Electricity

   by Haggie

   Google is working on an Internet based, web-enabled cold fusion application that will power all of their internal electricity needs. Excess capacity will be delivered to consumers in exchange for viewing targeted advertisements based upon power consumption (ie: use your radio, you'll get music ads; use an electric weed trimmer, get an ad for Better Homes & Gardens, use an electric suction pump, get an ad for penis enlargement....)

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2. Nov 2nd, 2005 @ 8:14pm

   lol

   by barry goodknight

   3 google

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3. Nov 2nd, 2005 @ 11:00pm

   Re: Google Electricity

   by Pasta Sauce

   Has cold fusion even been a proven theory yet?
   
   If not, it won't supprise me if google gets it to work.

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4. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 2:10am

   Re: Google Electricity

   by Anonymous Coward

   Sure but it's already patented and sold by Macromedia. LOL!

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5. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 2:21am

   That explains it

   by dustrider

   My boss was at the googleplex last week, and he came back flumoxed at why Serge and co. spent three hours doing a presentation to mainly business partners on solar and wind power.
   Another mystery solved.

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6. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 6:03am

   The Seti at Home model

   by Anonymous Coward

   Google is working on a Seti-like project. When your computer's power-saving stuff kicks in (i.e. monitor turns off), your computer puts the saved power into special power-packets which go to Google.

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7. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 6:55am

   Re: The Seti at Home model

   by Mike

   Or maybe google plans on sucking power from any source availble and storing them into "Energon Cubes" which make it easy to transport large amounts of energy to their sever room

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8. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 7:04am

   Off peak electricity

   by Geoff

   Maybe they should use off-peak electricity (In UK between 1am and 7am) with data centres in different time zones they could have continous service.

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9. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 9:22am

   Re: Google Electricity

   by bill

   are you serious? what's next every American citizen regardless of age gets a federally employed babysitter? this is seriously an invasion of privacy!

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10. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 9:50am

    Re: Google Electricity

    by Cameron

    cold fusion is a web development language. he wasn't referring to the theoretical technology based on nuclear fission.

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11. Nov 3rd, 2005 @ 10:20am

    Re: Google Electricity

    by cc

    I think Google engineers would be insulted that anyone thinks they use ColdFusion for any app development. What next, Picasa is written using Visual Basic - LOL
    

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