[TriLUG] Google and the Triangle? Can this be true?

[Greg Brown]

I thought it was a good April's Fool Day joke.  I was scratching my head,
however, trying to think where in Meridian there exists 50,000 feet of
unused space for new construction (though I'm sure there is some back there
somewhere).

Greg

On 4/3/06, Magnus <stinkfart at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 4/3/06, Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well in my case, the "joke" is lost.
>
>
> I hope Russell realizes that other members of the OSS community have
> suffered greatly for doing far less to expose security shortcomings.
>
> Here is the "article":
>
> *Google Double-Take, Announces Move to Triangle*
> Latest Breaking News
> Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are not those of the newspaper and
> have not been independently verified.
> By Staff Writer
>
> In an apparent double-take, Google has announced its intentions to locate
> a
> new major-hub in Research Triangle Park, on Friday. In a press release
> sent
> to local Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill media on Friday, Google
> announced
> their intent to build a new 50,000 square foot complex on Meridian
> Parkway.
>
> Raleigh Mayor Meeker commented, "Research Triangle Park is the best place
> for any technology firm to relocate. Google is making the right decision
> here, and I believe the Triangle will be the perfect match." Research
> Triangle Park has been a haven of technology start-ups like Red Hat, due
> in
> part to its proximity to major colleges N.C. State, Duke, and UNC.
>
> The press release also mentioned that the growing company would be looking
> to hire anywhere from 80-140 employees to help staff the new complex.
> While
> applications have yet to go out, the article explicitly mentioned the need
> to hire naive Trilug members who don't recognize this is an April Fools
> joke.
>
> *You Have Been XSS-Fooled! http://www.xssfools.com
>
> Disclaimer: This is an XSS news story. It is fictitious. It is not
> actually
> on the website in your URL bar. It is not to be associated in any way with
> the newspaper.*
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