Paypal Founder Puts a Half Million Dollars Into Seasteading

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Posted by timothy on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:45PM from the liberation-seaology dept.

eldavojohn writes "Wired is running an informative article on Paypal Founder Peter Thiel's investment in seasteading. There's a great graphic indicating how the spar design helps platforms weather rough seas with a ballast. There's a lot more than just Thiel throwing the half million towards this and they hope to pitch this to San Fransisco for a bay pilot. Ocean colonies can be both liberating and also downright human-rights-lacking scary."

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Avast!! (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:46PM (#23495092)

Welcome to the pontoon world of Neil!!! Give me your booty!!

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Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by ShieldW0lf ( 601553 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:48PM (#23495122) Journal

After years of being a digital pirate, I've been looking for the chance to branch out into naval piracy. This looks like a great career opportunity!

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Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by MyLongNickName ( 822545 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:53PM (#23495168) Journal

Stealing people's belly buttons is just wrong.

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Confirmed shipping addresses... (Score:5, Funny)

by PC and Sony Fanboy ( 1248258 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:53PM (#23495170) Journal

So, how will we confirm our shipping addresses within paypal? I mean, we'll be constantly moving around the ocean...

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Did anyone read that as.... (Score:5, Funny)

by WMD_88 ( 843388 ) writes: <kjwolff8891@yahoo.com> on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:54PM (#23495172) Homepage Journal

Did anyone read that as "Paypal Founder Peter Thief...."?
Would have been oddly suiting....

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Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by morgan_greywolf ( 835522 ) * writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @01:57PM (#23495216) Homepage Journal

*sigh* Piracy isn't steali....HEY! Who took my BELLY BUTTON! GODDAMMIT!!!

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"fraternal religious order" (Score:4, Funny)

by iminplaya ( 723125 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @02:02PM (#23495280) Journal

HA! I believe the proper term is "tax dodge". Or dare I say it? Cult

Attn: Slashdot,
Please block this post from reaching the UK [slashdot.org]

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Re:Did anyone read that as.... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @02:21PM (#23495524)

Stealing people's peters is just wrong.

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Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @02:35PM (#23495732)

After years of being a digital pirate, I've been looking for the chance to branch out into naval piracy. This looks like a great career opportunity!
Plus, more pirates helps cut down on global warming!

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Re:Confirmed shipping addresses... (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @02:37PM (#23495764)

Put an old Aircraft Carrier in the middle, and start learning Sumerian...

The kid with the water-cooled depleted uranium chain gun might be a problem though.

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Libertarianism can not work. (Score:3, Funny)

by LWATCDR ( 28044 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @02:53PM (#23495956) Homepage Journal

If people can not act morally in MMOGs they will never act morally in real life. Take a look at the behavior on Slashdot for another example of why it can not work.

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Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

by tmosley ( 996283 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @03:07PM (#23496144)

Just be glad they didn't get your human horn.

No, not that one, the LOWER horn.

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Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

by SatanicPuppy ( 611928 ) * writes: <SatanicpuppyNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @03:39PM (#23496564) Journal

Arrr, but that's not me leg ye saucy strumpet!

//got nuthin

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Re:get real (Score:3, Funny)

by ColdWetDog ( 752185 ) * writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @03:52PM (#23496752) Homepage

Even if they're unable to create their own nation, they might be able to operate under a flag of convenience to achieve the same or similar effect.

You can wave your Panamanian flag around all you want to. Any armed naval vessel that takes an interest in you might giggle a bit, but I don't think it would slow them down much.
Nope, you need sharks. With lasers.
It's the only way to be sure.

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Re:Best current bet for utopia (Score:1, Funny)

by HolyCrapSCOsux ( 700114 ) writes: on Wednesday May 21, 2008 @03:58PM (#23496824)

Isn't that the concept behind australia?

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Avast!! (Score:0, Funny)

Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

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Confirmed shipping addresses... (Score:5, Funny)

Did anyone read that as.... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Sweet (Score:5, Funny)

"fraternal religious order" (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Did anyone read that as.... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Confirmed shipping addresses... (Score:2, Funny)

Libertarianism can not work. (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Sweet (Score:2, Funny)

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Re:get real (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Best current bet for utopia (Score:1, Funny)

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