{"id":194179,"date":"2017-05-22T03:33:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T07:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/seasteading-bitcointalk-org\/"},"modified":"2017-05-22T03:33:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T07:33:03","slug":"seasteading-bitcointalk-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/prometheism-transhumanism-posthumanism\/seasteading\/seasteading-bitcointalk-org\/","title":{"rendered":"Seasteading &#8211; bitcointalk.org"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Advertised sites are not endorsed by the Bitcoin        Forum. They may be unsafe, untrustworthy, or illegal in        your jurisdiction. Advertise        here.                                                                                                                              Spendulus                                          Legendary                      Offline                      <\/p>\n<p>                        Activity: 1512                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                          Concrete hulled pontoon boats would be                          good if they are separate from each                          other. But concrete is fragile when it                          bangs against concrete over and over. It                          would be very difficult to attach them                          together for a large platform. Anything                          that would be flexible and strong enough                          to separate the units would likely                          degrade in salt water over time.                        <\/p>\n<p>                          Steel has been used for ship building for                          decades. It can also bang against each                          other over and over without degradation.                          Also, polyurea adheres best to steel,                          which is what I would use for coating to                          protect from salt water.                          I address the reason for steel in my                          design outline:                           <a href=\"https:\/\/discuss.seasteading.org\/t\/my-viva-vivas-seastead-design\/921\/2\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/discuss.seasteading.org\/t\/my-viva-vivas-seastead-design\/921\/2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        For comparison, look at SCRAP prices here:                      <\/p>\n<p>                                                <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scrapmonster.com\/scrap-prices\/category\/Stainless-Steel\/151\/1\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.scrapmonster.com\/scrap-prices\/category\/Stainless-Steel\/151\/1\/1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                        Activity: 1470                      <\/p>\n<p>                        Your country may be your worst enemy                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                      Thailand is already well developed, you may                      consider its neighbor, Burma. I was talking                      to a Vietnamese friend not long ago, and                      she's investing in Myanmar. The country's                      opening up, and there is plenty of                      opportunities for foreigners with cash in                      hand.                    <\/p>\n<p>                          Also a certain nation in Asia(North                          Korea) has reports of abducting people                          from boats in sea, they may attack you                          and the outside world would never know                          what happened.                        <\/p>\n<p>                          And I don't think the nations and people                          fleeing to live outside their                          jurisdiction, I think even the \"host\"                          nation would be a threat<\/p>\n<p>                        If any project starts out with \"we have to                        be able to defend ourselves against                        nations\" then it's dead from the start.                        Imagine if everyone considering buying a                        boat thought \"I can't buy this boat, Korea                        may attack me\".                      <\/p>\n<p>                        You have a brilliant idea however you can                        only realize your idea if you have billions                        of dollars to construct a community                        floating in the ocean. Aside from creating                        a community you must also consider the                        hazards such as big waves and huge storms                        that your community will be facing. Your                        structures must be tough to meet those                        conditions. Lastly, I can say that your                        ideas are good but I can foretell that you                        do not have the resources to make your                        plans a reality.<\/p>\n<p>                        These things have been taken into account.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        It is true that without people joining the                        project, or without some wealthy                        benefactor, the project will fail. But this                        is the same for any large project.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        This is a positive project. It can be made                        to work. Join us, add your funds, and                        secure a place. This is only the beginning.                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                            Also a certain nation in Asia(North                            Korea) has reports of abducting people                            from boats in sea, they may attack you                            and the outside world would never know                            what happened.                          <\/p>\n<p>                            And I don't think the nations and                            people fleeing to live outside their                            jurisdiction, I think even the \"host\"                            nation would be a threat<\/p>\n<p>                          If any project starts out with \"we have                          to be able to defend ourselves against                          nations\" then it's dead from the start.                          Imagine if everyone considering buying a                          boat thought \"I can't buy this boat,                          Korea may attack me\".<\/p>\n<p>                        Country that cant defend itself from                        something as meager as third world pirates                        is no country.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        We dont live 1960s anymore.                      <\/p>\n<p>                              Also a certain nation in Asia(North                              Korea) has reports of abducting                              people from boats in sea, they may                              attack you and the outside world                              would never know what happened.                            <\/p>\n<p>                              And I don't think the nations and                              people fleeing to live outside their                              jurisdiction, I think even the \"host\"                              nation would be a threat<\/p>\n<p>                            If any project starts out with \"we have                            to be able to defend ourselves against                            nations\" then it's dead from the start.                            Imagine if everyone considering buying                            a boat thought \"I can't buy this boat,                            Korea may attack me\".<\/p>\n<p>                          Country that cant defend itself from                          something as meager as third world                          pirates is no country.                        <\/p>\n<p>                          We dont live 1960s anymore.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                          The compound is                          always transforming; the couple add                          structures and repair damage from storms,                          which can be quite severe                        <\/p>\n<p>                          Freedom Cove runs                          on solar energy and generators and a                          fresh water system Wayne                          constructed                        <\/p>\n<p>                          The couple make                          trips to land every two weeks and joke                          about feeling 'landsick' when they leave                          their beloved floating paradise                        <\/p>\n<p>                          The compound                          includes gardens, a dance floor, a garage                          for boats, living and artistic                          space                        <\/p>\n<p>                          Wayne and                          Catherine operate an open-door policy and                          invite curious tourists into their home,                          showing them around Freedom Cove and                          giving them homemade candles as parting                          gifts                        <\/p>\n<p>                          They say their                          lifestyle has been a 'learn by doing'                          experience - teaching them, for example,                          to anchor Freedom Cove with weighted                          ropes during storms                        <\/p>\n<p>                          Much of their                          daily routine focuses on maintenance and                          the couple say they were aware of                          hardships and risks, but they would not                          want to live any other way.                        <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                Also a certain nation in Asia(North                                Korea) has reports of abducting                                people from boats in sea, they may                                attack you and the outside world                                would never know what happened.                              <\/p>\n<p>                                And I don't think the nations and                                people fleeing to live outside                                their jurisdiction, I think even                                the \"host\" nation would be a                                threat<\/p>\n<p>                              If any project starts out with \"we                              have to be able to defend ourselves                              against nations\" then it's dead from                              the start. Imagine if everyone                              considering buying a boat thought \"I                              can't buy this boat, Korea may attack                              me\".<\/p>\n<p>                            Country that cant defend itself from                            something as meager as third world                            pirates is no country.                          <\/p>\n<p>                            We dont live 1960s anymore.<\/p>\n<p>                        But nobody here mentioned sea steading next                        to New York or Copenhagen  southern Asia is                        still quite exciting place.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        How many armed and motivated Indonesians                        would I need to take over this sea steading                        utopia and turn it into large prison for                        everybody? Ten? Twenty?                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                        Or lets say, you like Metal Gear Solid and                        find Zanzibar to be good starting place.                        Somalians cant read but they sure know how                        to operate a rpg.                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                        And then what? Call a mama (aka bad ol                        government)? You cant run on a sea and you                        sure as hell wont outswim speedboats of                        these guys.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        Look at the guns in the picture 2 posts up.                        Look what is said about the Somalians:                        \"Somalians cant read but they sure know how                        to operate a rpg.\"                      <\/p>\n<p>                        I can read. I am reasonably intelligent.                        But I am not allowed in gun-loving old USA                        to have an assortment of guns like this. It                        costs too much. Same said much of western                        Europe. And that's besides the anti-gun                        laws.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        Seasteading is about freedom. Who gives                        those Somalians their guns? If they can                        have them, so can we... and bigger and                        better guns... out there where nobody                        denies us our rights.                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                        The types of people doing this type of                        thing tend to be focused on being entirely                        self sufficient and therefore rejecting                        anything that comes from existing states.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        I would be interested in the idea but would                        realize the need to import products from                        neighboring countries.                        I would be interested to know how the                        economy of such a nation would develop.                        Maybe the cost of imports would be offset                        by exports of fish or other aquatic                        agriculture?                        Maybe a digital economy would form,                        providing service through technology.                        (although this raises the question of how                        to connect)                      <\/p>\n<p>                          The types of people doing this type of                          thing tend to be focused on being                          entirely self sufficient and therefore                          rejecting anything that comes from                          existing states.                        <\/p>\n<p>                          I would be interested in the idea but                          would realize the need to import products                          from neighboring countries.                          I would be interested to know how the                          economy of such a nation would                          develop.                          Maybe the cost of imports would be offset                          by exports of fish or other aquatic                          agriculture?                          Maybe a digital economy would form,                          providing service through technology.                          (although this raises the question of how                          to connect)<\/p>\n<p>                        They will take out a threat. As long as we                        don't become a threat to them, they will                        let us live, even with our petty                        self-protection from people like Somalian                        pirates.                      <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                            The types of people doing this type of                            thing tend to be focused on being                            entirely self sufficient and therefore                            rejecting anything that comes from                            existing states.                          <\/p>\n<p>                            I would be interested in the idea but                            would realize the need to import                            products from neighboring                            countries.                            I would be interested to know how the                            economy of such a nation would                            develop.                            Maybe the cost of imports would be                            offset by exports of fish or other                            aquatic agriculture?                            Maybe a digital economy would form,                            providing service through technology.                            (although this raises the question of                            how to connect)<\/p>\n<p>                          They will take out a threat. As long as                          we don't become a threat to them, they                          will let us live, even with our petty                          self-protection from people like Somalian                          pirates.                        <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                              The types of people doing this type                              of thing tend to be focused on being                              entirely self sufficient and                              therefore rejecting anything that                              comes from existing states.                            <\/p>\n<p>                              I would be interested in the idea but                              would realize the need to import                              products from neighboring                              countries.                              I would be interested to know how the                              economy of such a nation would                              develop.                              Maybe the cost of imports would be                              offset by exports of fish or other                              aquatic agriculture?                              Maybe a digital economy would form,                              providing service through technology.                              (although this raises the question of                              how to connect)<\/p>\n<p>                            They will take out a threat. As long as                            we don't become a threat to them, they                            will let us live, even with our petty                            self-protection from people like                            Somalian pirates.                          <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                The types of people doing this type                                of thing tend to be focused on                                being entirely self sufficient and                                therefore rejecting anything that                                comes from existing states.                              <\/p>\n<p>                                I would be interested in the idea                                but would realize the need to                                import products from neighboring                                countries.                                I would be interested to know how                                the economy of such a nation would                                develop.                                Maybe the cost of imports would be                                offset by exports of fish or other                                aquatic agriculture?                                Maybe a digital economy would form,                                providing service through                                technology. (although this raises                                the question of how to connect)<\/p>\n<p>                              They will take out a threat. As long                              as we don't become a threat to them,                              they will let us live, even with our                              petty self-protection from people                              like Somalian pirates.                            <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                        The takeaway is that French Polynesia                        supports us building the first ever                        seastead in one of their protected lagoons.                        They are willing to set up a Special                        Economic Zone for the seastead that will                        allow us to have our own economic laws but                        still require following their criminal                        laws. So things such as taxes, labor laws,                        business regulation etc will be handled by                        us, things such as murder, rape, theft etc                        will be handled under the current French                        system. And of course, defense against                        pirates will fall under the French navy's                        responsibility.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        The legislation should go through by the                        end of 2017 and then 2018 we can get                        started. Likely first seastead will be up                        in 2020.                      <\/p>\n<p>                        I will be working with a great team of                        cryptocurrency experts to see how we can                        integrate Bitcoin and blockchain technology                        for things such as title management, equity                        investments, shares, etc.                      <\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Read the original:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcointalk.org\/index.php?topic=1814814.msg19088095\" title=\"Seasteading - bitcointalk.org\">Seasteading - bitcointalk.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Advertised sites are not endorsed by the Bitcoin Forum. They may be unsafe, untrustworthy, or illegal in your jurisdiction. 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