The Borg ? The Barge
About: barge mystery solved: floating structures tied to google : the two-way : npr
- taking a picture & using GPS is a 2-way street for the viewer & the viewed.
- what would a core of new age hippies do who could spy on anything & who would or could they spy for?
- the barge thingy seem a bit hurried why? why now? is it part of google being enlisted to fix the Obamacare roll out software
- could a foreign agency, like China who is buying up USA assets due to dollar inflation make use of google glass as a foreign spy network?

Tags
- barge
- spying
- google glasses
- privacy
- secrecy
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i love the apple stores ... google needs them too. the container thingey seems strange ... i guess we wont know where one will show up.
Slender mickey mouse girl pushing a baby carriage ...



well yes i rather think that is the case. the day when aspects our person do not show up publically for all to see are, me thinks, gone. oh sure with extraordinary care one could be almost invisible to public access ... but why? this is the world we live in today. Making laws and the draconian measure that would be necessary to go back to the olden times are like using band-aids to stop a flood.
US Constitution 4th & 5th amendments for reference:
Amendment IV Essays »
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
Amendment V Essays »
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
... some like Alinsky's 4th rule instead: rules & principles - who cares?“Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” 16823 (#4)
- I think my personal life is nobody else's business except that I choose where & when to disclose it instead of having to cover it up from spys however technologically savvy or assisted or new age social networked.


The new pre-screening procedure is more exhaustive than a federal background check. The TSA will now be dramatically expanding their reach into the lives of every passenger, and scouring all of the following documents, according to the New York Times:
- private employment information
- vehicle registrations
- travel history
- property ownership records
- physical characteristics
- tax identification numbers
- past travel itineraries
- law enforcement information
- “intelligence” information
- passport numbers
- frequent flier information
- other “identifiers” linked to DHS databases










public places are not private places. and that "right" is against federal intrusion.

see that is your twist on what i said ... hence irrelevant to it. if i am in my private space, then my walls are not made of glass ... and certainly if you are in your private space and i spy through those walls, then i am invading your privacy. the question is what kind of public spaces do we want to participate in. you seem to be arguing for some kind of ambiguity and confusion in how we use our public spaces.

Google has issued a statement (finally?) about its months-long mystery barge project. The barges, which are anchored in both Portland, Maine and San Francisco, have been the topic of intense interest since multiple reports surfaced last month.
A Google spokesperson told TechCrunch that the barges are ‘an interactive space’ to teach people about its technology:
Google Barge … A floating data center? A wild party boat? A barge housing the last remaining dinosaur? Sadly, none of the above. Although it’s still early days and things may change, we’re exploring using the barge as an interactive space where people can learn about new technology.





I am wondering if these barges will only show up on water ways ... or whether they will also be ported on flatbeds. Most big cities have access to major water ways ... we have Elliot Bay here in the Seattle area ... even Renton has lake Washington which is accessible to a barge. For me it is not the kind of surprise where you couldn't see it comming at all ... but rather the surprise that the facitility wasn't there and now it is ... i don't know if you can see the difference. For example when an Apple store shows up in a mall, it stays there ... we then always know where that store is. Are these "barges" going to be differeent? Once they get docked at the waterfront, are they going to stay there?


this particular wikipedia article from that search reveals the connection to Portland Maine. i think my perception that these are going to be mobile platforms that dock at waterfronts persists.


I am wondering if these barges will only show up on water ways ... or whether they will also be ported on flatbeds. Most big cities have access to major water ways ... we have Elliot Bay here in the Seattle area ... even Renton has lake Washington which is accessible to a barge. For me it is not the kind of surprise where you couldn't see it comming at all ... but rather the surprise that the facitility wasn't there and now it is ... i don't know if you can see the difference. For example when an Apple store shows up in a mall, it stays there ... we then always know where that store is. Are these "barges" going to be differeent? Once they get docked at the waterfront, are they going to stay there?


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