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  Haggie, 2 Nov 2005 @ 5:53pm

  
  

  Google Electricity

  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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    Pasta Sauce, 2 Nov 2005 @ 11:00pm

    
    

    Re: Google Electricity

    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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      Anonymous Coward, 3 Nov 2005 @ 2:10am

      
      

      Re: Google Electricity

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

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      Cameron, 3 Nov 2005 @ 9:50am

      
      

      Re: Google Electricity

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

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        cc, 3 Nov 2005 @ 10:20am

        
        

        Re: Google Electricity

        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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    bill, 3 Nov 2005 @ 9:22am

    
    

    Re: Google Electricity

    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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  barry goodknight, 2 Nov 2005 @ 8:14pm

  
  

  lol

  3 google

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  dustrider, 3 Nov 2005 @ 2:21am

  
  

  That explains it

  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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  Anonymous Coward, 3 Nov 2005 @ 6:03am

  
  

  The Seti at Home model

  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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    Mike, 3 Nov 2005 @ 6:55am

    
    

    Re: The Seti at Home model

    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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  Geoff, 3 Nov 2005 @ 7:04am

  
  

  Off peak electricity

  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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