Moon Base for Google?

Was looking around the Google site and came upon this job offer,

Google Copernicus Center is Hiring

Google is interviewing candidates for engineering positions at our lunar hosting and research center, opening late in the spring of 2007. This unique opportunity is available only to highly-qualified individuals who are willing to relocate for an extended period of time, are in top physical condition and are capable of surviving with limited access to such modern conveniences as soy low-fat lattes, The Sopranos and a steady supply of oxygen.

www.google.com...

This article gives me the impression that Google is planning on building a moon base.

Has anybody heard anything about it?

Its a parody..

The Google Copernicus Hosting Environment and Experiment in Search Engineering (G.C.H.E.E.S.E.) is a fully integrated research, development and technology facility at which Google will be conducting experiments in entropized information filtering, high-density high-delivery hosting (HiDeHiDeHo) and de-oxygenated cubicle dwelling. This center will provide a unique platform from which Google will leapfrog current terrestrial-based technologies and bring information access to new heights of utility.

It's a joke.

Yes, really.

Psychoses

I know you can't have taken this seriously.

Did you notice the date you had to get your application in by?


1st April 2007, ring any bells..??

I can't believe I fell for this!

-wipes egg off face-

Oh well, you can't win them all.

Originally posted by Byrd
It's a joke.
Yes, really.

Yep, just little further and there might have been some hints:
www.google.com...

and are capable of surviving with limited access to such modern conveniences ... a steady supply of oxygen.
I wonder how many applications they got.

[edit on 19-10-2004 by E_T]