Google barge headed to San Diego?

[unhappycamper]

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/nov/15/google-barge-headed-to-san-diego/

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A limited liability company called By and Large has submitted a preliminary proposal to operate the Google Barge in the Bay Area as a floating technology exhibit.

Google barge headed to San Diego?
By Mike Freeman1:17 p.m.Nov. 15, 2013

The mysterious Google barge - which is generating buzz in the Bay Area - is creating a bit of intrigue in San Diego as well.

The large vessel has been under construction at a Treasure Island pier. Last month, technology website CNET broke a story that Google was behind it - though the search engine giant declined to comment at the time. That sparked speculation about what Google was up to, with some thinking the barge would be used as a data center.

Now, a limited liability company called By and Large has submitted a preliminary proposal to the Port of San Francisco to operate the barge in the Bay Area as a floating technology exhibit. In those documents, By and Large mentions that the barge would be prepped for a San Diego tour in late 2014.

Google is listed as the corporation behind By and Large LLC in the port proposal. It recently acknowledged its involvement.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. What the hell is that? What's that dang thing doing here?