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    Google bought 111 8TH NY

    They now own the property.. Check it out.. Thoughts?

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    this is old old news..
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    Google can probably buy YOU. Next google purchase news headline "Google buys human being named Circus&back on WHT for 20 dollars and keeps him locked in a shipping container"

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    I saw this news when it happened, so I agree with Dougy, it's old news.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nonprofit-worker View Post
    Google can probably buy YOU. Next google purchase news headline "Google buys human being named Circus&back on WHT for 20 dollars and keeps him locked in a shipping container"
    Air Conditioned?

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    Google uses it as their New York office, so now they won't have to deal with a landlord. The fact that it's a major carrier hotel is just a nice extra benefit.
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    Coolest thing about it is how massive that building is

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    Quote Originally Posted by litany View Post
    Coolest thing about it is how massive that building is
    Its a pain in the ass to get from datacenter to data center.
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